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4 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Bedford Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Bedford Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 is 18.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in January 2020.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Bedford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a two-storey side extension application was refused at 4 Bedford Road in 2023.

  1. Feb 2026
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/25/03659/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2025
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a first floor rear extension, new windows, removal of a chimney

    New Windows
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/25/02420/FULL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Bedford Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£591,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£500,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 January 2020Most recent

    £500,000

    +355.4%over 22 years
  2. 4 June 1997

    £109,800

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4JU: £230,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Bedford Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 4 Bedford Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,226

Street avg £3,056

On par

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sharpenhoe Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Arnold Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 4JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 4JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 4JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.