4 Chapel Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LN
About 4 Chapel Lane
4 Chapel Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2LN). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Chapel Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Chapel Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
4 Chapel Lane saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 9 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2022Most recent
£550,000
+15.8%over 5 years11 November 2016
£475,000
+66.7%over 3 years15 July 2013
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2LN: £350,000 (2023–2012).
Everything we know about 4 Chapel Lane, 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 Chapel Lane homes
4 Chapel Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,161
Street avg £4,872
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.1 km
Prince of Wales — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Alameda Middle School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB