39 Longcroft Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SF
About 39 Longcroft Drive
39 Longcroft Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4SF). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 57.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £610,000 in November 2024.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
39 Longcroft Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 Longcroft Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
39 Longcroft Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 25 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2024Most recent
£610,000
+193.3%over 25 years16 September 1999
£207,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4SF: £305,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in MK45 4SF
7 Longcroft Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SF
Sold Jan 2025
£327,50015 Longcroft Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SF
Sold Jan 2025
£303,0001 Longcroft Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SF
Sold Oct 2024
£648,50012 Longcroft Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SF
Sold Apr 2024
£305,00011 Longcroft Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SF
Sold Apr 2020
£236,000
Everything we know about 39 Longcroft Drive, 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 Longcroft Drive homes
On epc rating, 39 Longcroft Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,836
Street avg £3,181
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Sharpenhoe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Arnold Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB