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The Old Chapel, Apartment 3, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS

Property type
Detached
Floor top floor
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old Chapel

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

The Old Chapel is a detached house in Thurleigh, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft). At 65 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in The Old Chapel, where floor areas span 39–66 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 60). The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.

At 65 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 (£357/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £250,000. 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Chapel, Apartment 3, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Chapel has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£245,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£250,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 April 2021Most recent

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2DS: £400,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

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

Price per m²

£3,846

Street avg £4,195

Below

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 5 years

Below
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.

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.

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The full 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 2DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK44 2DS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK44 2DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 5 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old Chapel, Apartment 3, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.