Estimated value today£160klast sold £110,000, 2019 · likely £146k–£174k
Energy ratingD2018 certificate, could be C
Energy bills, a year£1,462about £122 a month at 2026 prices
Price per m²£1,756/m²neighbourhood typical £1,367/m²
See 8, Bedford Street from the street and the air
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What would improve this home
Its 2018 energy certificate recommends 4 measures, which together could take it from D to C. All of them together typically cost £10.7k–£16.7k.
Cavity wall insulationtypically £500–£1.5k
Floor insulationtypically £1.2k–£1.2k
Solar water heatingtypically £4k–£6k
Solar panels (electricity)typically £5k–£8k
In the order the certificate lists them (usually cheapest and most effective first). Costs are the median of the ranges quoted on certificates across England and Wales, not quotes for this home. Grants may help: check the government's home energy grants service.
What's it worth with your changes?
Sale records can't see extensions, conversions or condition. Tell us what's changed since 2019 and we'll adjust the estimate, with a range that shows how sure we can be.
Low£149k
Likely£160k
High£171k
Starting value (our estimate)£160k
Range includes ±7% for the estimate itself. Effects are typical ranges, not this home's: a surveyor or local agent who sees it will do better. Work done before 2019 is already in the price. Evidence: of 573,662 homes we saw extended on their energy certificates (median +30 m²), the 123,110 that sold before and after grew a median 10.9% more than their neighbourhood: about a third of the extra space at the home's average price per m².
The estimate moves the last sale in line with the neighbourhood's like-for-like price index. It can't see extensions, condition or the market for this particular home: it is not a valuation.
Running costs (estimated, a year)
Heating
£1,215
Hot water
£135
Lighting
£112
Council tax 2026-27
Band D £2,508 in Westmorland and Furness; band A is the most common here. Check this home's band.
Council tax by band
A £1,672B £1,951C £2,229D £2,508E £3,065F £3,623G £4,180H £5,016
From the 2018 energy certificate, rescaled to 2026 gas and electricity prices (approximate national averages). Appliances, cooking and standing charges are not included; actual bills depend on how you live.
Getting about
Nearest station
Barrow-in-Furness, 1.0 km (busiest route: Millom)
Central London
358 km as the crow flies
Large employment centre
22 min by public transport · 12 by car
Town centre
14 min by public transport or walking
Commuting by train/Tube
1% of local workers · 13% mostly work from home
Airport
Liverpool John Lennon, 92 km
Everyday life
Weekly shop
food store about 7 min without a car
GP surgery
about 11 min
A&E
Furness General Hospital, 1.9 km (CQC: Good)
Top-rated primaries
Victoria Academy (0.6 km)
Top-rated secondaries
none within 6 km
Eating out
19 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood
School distances are straight lines; admissions depend on each school's catchment and criteria.
£942 a month for a 3-bedroom home in Westmorland and Furness (2026-08)
Gross yield
7.1% on the estimated value
Letting rules
rated D: meets the current E minimum
Council-wide average rents (ONS Price Index of Private Rents); bedrooms estimated from the certificate's habitable rooms. Before costs, voids, tax and mortgage interest.
Planning and development
Conservation area
not in one (postcode check)
Article 4 direction
none recorded
Brownfield sites in the neighbourhood
4 sites, about 292 homes planned
This home extended?
yes: 64 m² → 114 m² by 2013 (energy certificates)
Extensions on the street
0 other homes on Bedford Street (within 250 m) extended
Company landlords
9.8% of homes in the neighbourhood are owned by companies (HM Land Registry, Oct 2026)
New homes completed 2021–2025
18 in the neighbourhood
Questions to raise
Generated from the facts above, as prompts for your solicitor, surveyor or the agent. Not legal advice.
Older home (built 1900-1929)Consider a full building survey (RICS Level 3) rather than a basic one: older homes more often have damp, roof, wiring, drainage or structural movement issues, and past alterations may predate building regulations.
Extended: 64 m² → 114 m²Its energy certificates show the floor area grew by 50 m² (certificate 2013). Ask for the planning permission or a lawful development certificate, building-regulations completion certificates, and any party wall agreements.
Sewage spills nearbyStorm overflows within 2 km spilled for about 577 hours in 2025 (Environment Agency). Worth knowing if you plan to swim, paddle or walk the dog along the local river or coast.
Development planned nearbyThe council's brownfield register lists 3 sites of 50+ homes in this neighbourhood (largest: Former Golf Driving Range, 100 homes). Look up planning applications for anything near you.
For every purchaseCommission a survey suited to the home's age and condition, check the title plan matches what you see on the ground (boundaries, access, parking), and ask about disputes with neighbours, rights of way and shared drives.