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55 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 55 Bedford Road

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

55 Bedford Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 is 36.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 90.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £299,995 in December 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Underfloor heatingYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 55 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

55 Bedford Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    First floor side extension.

    Reference
    CB/17/03376/FULL
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£410,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£299,995

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 December 2020Most recent

    £299,995

    +30.4%over 3 years
  2. 24 April 2017

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4LL: £225,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Bedford Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 55 Bedford Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,357

Street avg £3,909

Above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 98 m²

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Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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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

0.0 km

The Bull — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Ramsey Manor Lower School. 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 4LL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 4LL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 4LL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 55 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.