1 Tipcat Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9ZA
About 1 Tipcat Close
1 Tipcat Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9ZA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 912 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 81.4% above the 2010 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Tipcat Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Tipcat Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01355/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Tipcat Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Tipcat Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 10 years.
£183,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
7 October 2010Most recent
£183,000
+66.4%over 10 years31 August 2000
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9ZA: £320,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Jan 2022
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Sold Jul 2021
£280,0006 Tipcat Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9ZA
Sold Mar 2021
£348,500
Everything we know about 1 Tipcat Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Tipcat Close homes
Price per m² for 1 Tipcat Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,161
Street avg £2,732
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Progress Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Elstow School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB