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28 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
63 m²
676 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 28 Orchard Road

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

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

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

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Sept 2019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

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2021
    Loft ConversionAmendment
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2020
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Loft conversion including insertion of side facing roof lights

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/20/03306/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.
Current estimate

£356,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.1% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£220,000

Growth on file: 26.1% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2010Most recent

    £220,000

    +41.9%over 1 year
  2. 6 February 2009

    £155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 5HL: £670,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

28 Orchard Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,503

Street avg £3,297

On par

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 222 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above
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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 5HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 5HL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 5HL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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 28 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.