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About 5 Copthorne Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Copthorne Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakley, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 18.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 143.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Copthorne Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Copthorne Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2017)
£257,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Copthorne Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Copthorne Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,113
Street avg £2,832
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 7SQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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