15 Cromwell Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4PU
About 15 Cromwell Road
15 Cromwell Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4PU). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 102 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 21% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £328,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
15 Cromwell Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
15 Cromwell Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of part two storey part single storey rear extension and single storey front extension.
- Reference
- CB/15/00881/FULL
- Oct 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- CB/09/05542/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.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 13 years.
£328,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
20 March 2020Most recent
£328,000
+95.8%over 9 years7 January 2011
£167,500
-1.5%over 4 years4 October 2006
£169,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4PU: £380,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK45 4PU
7 Cromwell Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4PU
Sold Mar 2025
£310,00016 Cromwell Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4PU
Sold Nov 2024
£560,00027 Cromwell Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4PU
Sold Jan 2024
£380,0008 Cromwell Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4PU
Sold Jun 2022
£315,0001 Cromwell Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4PU
Sold May 2022
£530,000
Everything we know about 15 Cromwell 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 Cromwell Road homes
On epc rating, 15 Cromwell Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,216
Street avg £3,738
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hastings Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Ramsey Manor Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB