Orchard House, Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL
About Orchard House
Orchard House is a four-bedroom detached house in Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5HL). It has a recorded floor area of 388 m² (around 4176 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2024 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 388 m² the property is well over the postcode median (176 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,307,000 sits 123% above the 2017 sale of £586,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2023ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 4 against planning permission CB/22/00413/FULL (Erection of detached dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/22/04635/DOC
- Oct 2022ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions 2,3,4A,4B,5 against planning permission CB/22/00413/FULL Erection of detached dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/22/02766/DOC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchard House
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
Orchard House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£586,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2017Most recent
£586,000
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 Orchard House, 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
Orchard House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,510
Street avg £3,496
Floor Area
388 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 9 years
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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.
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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