The Old School, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU
About The Old School
The Old School is a two-bedroom detached house in Yielden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1136 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in August 2005. At 106 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 10 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. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 sits 54.6% above the 2005 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingallocated
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Old School 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old School has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old School valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2005Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1AU: £600,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in MK44 1AU
The Manor, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU
Sold May 2022
£2,350,000Spring Bank, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU
Sold Feb 2022
£593,000York Cottage, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU
Sold Feb 2020
£320,000Red House, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU
Sold Mar 2019
£600,000Home Cottage, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU
Sold Feb 2015
£405,000
Everything we know about The Old School, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Church Lane homes
On epc rating, The Old School runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,505
Street avg £2,713
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 222 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 12.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Trailly Close — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB