55 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
About 55 Bedford Road
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
55 Bedford Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension.
- Reference
- CB/17/03376/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 4 years.
£299,995
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£299,995
+30.4%over 3 years24 April 2017
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4LL: £225,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in MK45 4LL
35 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Nov 2024
£3,00059 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Oct 2024
£225,000Flat, 31 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Sept 2024
£340,00053 Clipstone Cottages, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Feb 2024
£295,00035a, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold May 2023
£108,000
Everything we know about 55 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
On epc rating, 55 Bedford Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,357
Street avg £3,909
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ramsey Manor Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB