The Old School, Sandhill Close, Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2JA
About The Old School
The Old School is a four-bedroom detached house in Millbrook, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2JA). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2201 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 36). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £800,000 is 48.1% above the 2010 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
The Old School sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old School has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Old School
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old School valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£800,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 9 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2010Most recent
£540,000
+58.4%over 8 years16 November 2001
£341,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2JA: £245,000 (2014–1997).
Everything we know about The Old School, in one report
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 Sandhill Close homes
EPC Rating for The Old School lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,641
Street avg £2,982
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Center Parcs Roundabout — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Alameda Middle School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB