3 Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ
About 3 Brook Lane
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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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2020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
Planning history
3 Brook Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2023OutbuildingFullIn 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
- Jun 2005ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Listed Building Consent: Two storey rear extension.
Listed- Reference
- MB/05/00821/LB
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Brook Lane
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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£822,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 14 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 June 2011Most recent
£640,000
-1.5%over 4 years23 March 2007
£649,600
+118.7%over 9 years20 November 1997
£297,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 5EJ: £625,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in MK45 5EJ
The Hay Loft, Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ
Sold Mar 2025
£595,000The Peacocks Roost, Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ
Sold Oct 2024
£625,00012 Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ
Sold Apr 2024
£720,0006 Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ
Sold Dec 2023
£306,000The Old Forge, Brook Lane, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5EJ
Sold Jan 2023
£630,000
Everything we know about 3 Brook Lane, 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 Brook Lane homes
3 Brook Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,895
Street avg £3,726
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB