3 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
About 3 Brookend Drive
3 Brookend Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 36.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Brookend Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2019ConservatoryFullIn report
Replacement roof to existing rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/19/02609/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Brookend Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 16 years.
£269,995
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2015Most recent
£269,995
+107.7%over 13 years12 July 2001
£130,000
+36.8%over 2 years8 April 1999
£94,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4SQ: £366,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK45 4SQ
9 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold Mar 2025
£310,00022 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold Feb 2025
£485,0006 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold Nov 2022
£615,00017 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold May 2022
£366,00015 Brookend Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SQ
Sold Mar 2022
£325,500
Everything we know about 3 Brookend 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 Brookend Drive homes
EPC Rating for 3 Brookend Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,971
Street avg £3,699
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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
0.2 km
Sharpenhoe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Ramsey Manor Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB