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4 Manor Farm Close, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4TB

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Manor Farm Close

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

4 Manor Farm Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4TB). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last changed hands 11 years ago, in January 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 is 43.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 136% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 115 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 11 EPCs).

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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

  • Bedrooms4
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2016from Jan 2013
EPC improved fromC69toD59
Low Energy Lighting
33%71%

More low energy lighting installed

Apr 2016from Apr 2016
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
71%24%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Manor Farm Close, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Manor Farm Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Reference
    CB/17/01270/FULL
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£608,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£423,500

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 January 2015Most recent

    £423,500

    +17.3%over 8 years
  2. 30 May 2006

    £361,000

    +31.3%over 3 years
  3. 25 July 2002

    £275,000

    +91.0%over 6 years
  4. 16 February 1996

    £144,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4TB: £560,000 (2025–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Manor Farm Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 4 Manor Farm Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,683

Street avg £2,580

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

On par
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

0.2 km

The Bull — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 4TB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 4TB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 4TB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

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

Common questions

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