Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
39 Chapel Lane is a six-bedroom detached house in Willington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band G. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £748,000 is 10.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 May 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history at 39 Chapel Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 39 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
1 Oak - crown lift to 4m & crown reduce by 20%.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£748,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 13 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 13 years.
25 November 2021Most recent
£675,000
+75.3%over 12 years20 February 2009
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3QG: £595,000 (2025–2019).
8 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Nov 2025
22 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Aug 2025
1 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Dec 2024
15 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Sept 2021
16 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
Sold Jan 2019
On habitable rooms, 39 Chapel Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,987
Street avg £2,676
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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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
0.2 km
The Crown — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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