8 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU
About 8 Bedford Road
8 Bedford Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in September 2002. At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £745,000 sits 122.4% above the 2002 sale of £335,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Bedford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Bedford Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Bedford Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£745,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 4 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2002Most recent
£335,000
+46.3%over 3 years27 October 1998
£229,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4JU: £230,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK45 4JU
Flat 2, 10 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU
Sold Oct 2025
£230,000The Old Bakery, 4, 20 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU
Sold Apr 2022
£160,0005 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU
Sold Jun 2021
£270,00025 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU
Sold Mar 2021
£276,0004 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU
Sold Jan 2020
£500,000
Everything we know about 8 Bedford Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bedford Road homes
8 Bedford Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,925
Street avg £3,165
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB