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3 Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
109 m²
1169 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Brook Lane

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

3 Brook Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Flitton, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1169 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £822,000 is 28.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 107.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 years since the last transfer (June 2011).

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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.

3 Brook Lane 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Brook Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Mar 2023
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of 2 outbuildings (workshop and greenhouse), 1 with solar panels and installation of solar panels on to existing garage/annex.

    Documents
    26 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/22/04336/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2005
    ExtensionHeritage
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Listed Building Consent: Two storey rear extension.

    Listed
    Reference
    MB/05/00821/LB
    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 1997.

Current estimate

£822,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£640,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 June 2011Most recent

    £640,000

    -1.5%over 4 years
  2. 23 March 2007

    £649,600

    +118.7%over 9 years
  3. 20 November 1997

    £297,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 5EJ: £625,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Brook Lane homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Brook Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,895

Street avg £3,726

Strongly above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Greenfield CofE VC Lower School. 8 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 5EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 5EJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 5EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low
55 dB
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.