8 Church End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DA
About 8 Church End
8 Church End is a detached house in Thurleigh, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2DA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1336 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 17.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 102.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £475,000 in October 2019.
Energy performance
8 Church End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 8 Church End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DA
- May 2006New BuildConditionsOutcome in report
Demolition of existing garage and construction of 16 2-bed flats with parking and ancillary works. Discharge of condition 11 of planning permission 05/01426/FUL - (slab levels)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00549/AOC
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2025Decision
- New BuildJul 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Church End was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 20 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2019Most recent
£475,000
+34.5%over 7 years11 April 2012
£353,250
+141.6%over 12 years22 December 1999
£146,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2DA: £293,000 (2016–2003).
Nearby sales in MK44 2DA
6 Church End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DA
Sold May 2016
£395,0003 Church End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DA
Sold Aug 2015
£282,5006a, Church End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DA
Sold Oct 2006
£335,0004 Church End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DA
Sold Dec 2003
£285,0002 Church End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DA
Sold Nov 2000
£100,000
Versus other Church End homes
Price per m² for 8 Church End runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,826
Street avg £1,519
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.1 km
St Peters Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Thurleigh Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







