28 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
About 28 Orchard Road
28 Orchard Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5HL). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 676 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Across 2009–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 sits 61.8% above the 2010 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (193 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
28 Orchard Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2021Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/20/03306/FULL (Loft conversion including insertion of side facing roof lights): Amendment sought - Changes to existing roof tiles, soffits/fascias and windows
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/21/01690/NMA
- Nov 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion including insertion of side facing roof lights
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/20/03306/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 28 Orchard Road
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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.1% per year over 2 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 26.1% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2010Most recent
£220,000
+41.9%over 1 year6 February 2009
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 5HL: £670,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in MK45 5HL
3 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
Sold Aug 2024
£730,00016 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
Sold Oct 2023
£510,00022 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
Sold Mar 2021
£670,00024 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
Sold Jan 2021
£690,000Boleyn House, Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
Sold Dec 2018
£885,000
Everything we know about 28 Orchard Road, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Orchard Road homes
28 Orchard Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,503
Street avg £3,297
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 222 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Greenfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School. 3 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
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB