What type of property is The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU?

The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU sell for?

The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU last sold for £370,000 in August 2005, around 21 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU?

The current EPC rating for The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU is G with a score of 19 out of 100, lodged in February 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU?

The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,136 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in MK44 1AU. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU heated?

The latest EPC at The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU?

The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU located?

The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU sits in Yielden, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK44 postcode district.

How safe is the area around The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU?

Police records around The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

How well connected is The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU?

The closest bus stop to The Old School, Church Lane, MK44 1AU is Trailly Close, 190m away. In total there are 13 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Old School, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

106 m²

1136 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 19

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old School

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingAllocated
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

G19

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

15.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old School, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old School has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Old School valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£572,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2005)

£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

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, The Old School runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,505

Street avg £2,713

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 222 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 12.7 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Churchill Close, Sharnbrook

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1 Butterfield Court, Milton Ernest

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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

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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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 MK44 1AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK44 1AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old School, Church Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.