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4 sales on record
About 5 Bittern Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Bittern Drive is a mid-terrace house in Biggleswade (SG18 8DU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 103.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2019 for £240,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 62 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Bittern Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2019)
£240,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bittern Drive homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 Bittern Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,871
Street avg £3,074
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Biggleswade district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Blunham Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG18 8DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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