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Orchard House, Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL

EPC B8 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
388 m²
4176 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Orchard House

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

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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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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. May 2023
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2022
    Conditions
    In 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
    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.

Orchard House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,307,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£586,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2017Most recent

    £586,000

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.

Orchard House is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,510

Street avg £3,496

Strongly below

Floor Area

388 m²

Street avg 190 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par

Years Held

9 years

Street avg 9 years

On par
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.

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