16 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
About 16 Chapel Lane
16 Chapel Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Willington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £325,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 35.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 37.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
16 Chapel Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 16 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
- Sept 2003DemolitionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension. Demolition of garage and erection of detached outbuilding.
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 03/01903/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- AnnexJan 2018Decision
- HeritageApr 2009Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
16 Chapel Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2019Most recent
£325,000
+9.2%over 13 years29 September 2005
£297,500
+108.0%over 6 years18 May 1999
£143,000
+49.0%over 2 years4 July 1996
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3QG: £675,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK44 3QG
8 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Nov 2025
£595,00022 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Aug 2025
£306,0001 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Dec 2024
£910,00039 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Nov 2021
£675,00015 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Sept 2021
£685,000
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
16 Chapel Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,095
Street avg £2,668
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
0.2 km
The Crown — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







