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Well Under Yew, Orchard Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HL

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
208 m²
2239 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Well Under Yew

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

Well Under Yew is a six-bedroom detached house in Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5HL). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 208 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (176 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2015).

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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

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms4
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble, Detached
Energy

Energy performance

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

Well Under Yew'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 18 Dec 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Well Under Yew has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension.

    Reference
    CB/16/04516/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2011
    Amendment
    In report

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Regularise the erection of the dwelling and detached garage

    Retrospective
    Reference
    CB/11/03826/LDCE
    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.

Price for Well Under Yew has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.

Current estimate

£770,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£725,000

Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2015Most recent

    £725,000

    +705.6%over 13 years
  2. 6 August 2002

    £90,000

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.

Well Under Yew is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,486

Street avg £3,298

On par

Floor Area

208 m²

Street avg 208 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.9 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.

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