18a Lower Farm Road, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JB

Detached bungalow · Built 1950-1966 · 72 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £17,863 · £8,931 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Cavity wall insulation£900 – £1,500£7017.2 yrs+6.3 pts
Low energy lighting£150 – £175£439.8 yrs+0.4 pts
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£9350+ yrs+8.5 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£8650+ yrs+7.8 pts · reaches B
Wind turbine(optional, beyond B)£5,000 – £20,000£7750+ yrs+7.0 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£1,457
per year at grade D
£1,126
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £254 a year — a 1.4% annual return on £17,863.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2026, states £1,342 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

23 November 2006£199,000
20 September 1996£75,950

Estimated today: £381,934 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Lower Farm Road: 20 sales since 1995 · £552,750 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Bromham CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.6 mi
Oakley Primary AcademyPrimary1.0 mi
St James' CofE AcademyPrimary1.2 mi
Lincroft AcademySecondary1.0 miProgress 8 +0.40 · above average (2023/24)
Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeSecondary1.4 miProgress 8 +0.12 · average (2023/24)
St Thomas More Catholic SchoolSecondary2.4 miProgress 8 +0.31 · above average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

13.4
crimes a month
134
in the last 12 months
Vehicle crime
most common · 35% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01017460, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Lower Farm Road

How this home sits against its street.

15
graded homes
53.8
average score
D
most common grade
+7.2
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.