The Old Chapel, Apartment 2, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
About The Old Chapel
The Old Chapel is a one-bedroom detached house in Thurleigh, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft). At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Old Chapel (39–66 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (60 versus a worst of 55). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Old Chapel's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Chapel has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2DS: £400,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK44 2DS
33 High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
Sold Jun 2025
£400,00043 High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
Sold Feb 2025
£457,00043a, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
Sold Apr 2023
£382,00022 High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
Sold Sept 2022
£375,000Hawthorn House, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
Sold Jun 2021
£390,750
Everything we know about The Old Chapel, 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 High Street homes
Years Held for The Old Chapel lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,231
Street avg £4,067
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
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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
The Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Thurleigh Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB