Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 (108 m² across 23 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.
The Old Chapel's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 February 2030
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The Old Chapel has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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.
23 September 2021Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2DS: £400,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Jun 2025
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Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Apr 2023
22 High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
Sold Sept 2022
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Sold Jun 2021
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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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
90/mo
Falling 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.
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