5 Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3QG
About 5 Chapel Lane
5 Chapel Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Willington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since April 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 sits 751% above the 1995 sale of £72,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 81.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 165 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 22 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Chapel Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 5 Chapel Lane.
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey side and front extension and replacement roof.
- Reference
- 03/00142/FUL
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey rear and side extensions and addition of pitched roof over existing flat roof.
- Reference
- 02/02364/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Chapel Lane was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£72,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 April 1995Most recent
£72,500
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
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Chapel Lane homes
On price per m², 5 Chapel Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£439
Street avg £2,857
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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