3 Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
About 3 Orchard Road
3 Orchard Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5HL). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 72).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 204 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (176 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £730,000.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Orchard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Orchard Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- May 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension above existing garage with new roof sitting lower than the existing.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/19/00761/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£709,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.
£730,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2024Most recent
£730,000
+149.7%over 20 years29 July 2004
£292,350
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 5HL: £670,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in MK45 5HL
16 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
£885,000Orchard House, Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
Sold Jun 2017
£586,000
Everything we know about 3 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
Versus other Orchard Road homes
Years Held for 3 Orchard Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,578
Street avg £3,289
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 208 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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