Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Chapel Farm is a detached house in Colmworth, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 262 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,058,000 is 26.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 53.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 August 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Chapel Farm has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
7 applications on record at Chapel Farm, Church Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2JX
Demolition of redundant and dilapidated buildings and erection of 2 detached dwellings and garaging.
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Latest sale on Chapel Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,058,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£835,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
13 January 2017Most recent
£835,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2JX: £310,000 (2025–2016).
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Sold Dec 2025
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Sold Nov 2023
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Sold Jul 2022
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Sold Sept 2009
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Sold Mar 2008
Chapel Farm outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,187
Street avg £2,675
Floor Area
262 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 12 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
School Farm — bus stop.
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