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About 1 Chagford Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Chagford Close is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 90 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 9 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 37.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £286,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Chagford Close, Bedford, MK40 3AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2023Garage ConversionFullGrant Permission
Extension: Single storey
Garage conversion with pitched roof to replace the existing flat roof and front and rear single storey extensions.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£286,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chagford Close homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Chagford Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,178
Street avg £3,602
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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 Bedford district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Polhill Avenue Campus — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 3AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 51 points of interest in total.
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