Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Chapel Farm, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
235 m²
2530 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Tenure
Private Rental
About Chapel Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chapel Farm is a detached house in Cardington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Chapel Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2024
Current Certificate
Sept 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 September 2024
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chapel Farm, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Chapel Farm has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Chapel Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£739,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3SH: £638,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in MK44 3SH
300 Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold May 2023
£640,000Meadow View, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Oct 2019
£630,000Home House, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold May 2019
£870,000299 Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Sept 2015
£638,000Longfield House, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Sept 2011
£480,000
Versus other Cople Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Chapel Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
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
0.0 km
Cottage Farm Nursery — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 5 schools 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 3SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Chapel Farm, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.