The Old Chapel, Apartment 4, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
About The Old Chapel
The Old Chapel is a 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). The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. 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 (£445/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £187,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The Old Chapel's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£187,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£187,000
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
£375,000The Old Chapel, Apartment 2, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS
Sold Sept 2021
£165,000
Versus other High Street homes
The Old Chapel outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,795
Street avg £3,879
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 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
A Local Area 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







