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1 Chagford Close, Bedford, MK40 3AY

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chagford Close, Bedford, MK40 3AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Chagford Close, Bedford, MK40 3AY

1decisions1extensions10documents1nearby
  1. May 2023
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Garage conversion with pitched roof to replace the existing flat roof and front and rear single storey extensions.

    Extension
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    23/00815/FUL
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£394,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£286,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 January 2021Most recent

    £286,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3AY: £322,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

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

Below

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Chagford Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
Full Bedford report

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.

Closest school

0.3 km

Goldington Academy. 21 schools nearby.

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A Local Area 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 MK40 3AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK40 3AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK40 3AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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