1 Chapel Lane, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3DH
About 1 Chapel Lane
1 Chapel Lane is a detached house in Wilstead, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2023 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Held since June 1996 — that's 30 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 £675,000 sits 555.3% above the 1996 sale of £103,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
1 Chapel Lane has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2009ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed conservatory to the rear
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01347/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chapel Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£103,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 June 1996Most recent
£103,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3DH: £225,000 (2012–1995).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.2 km
Northwood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Wilstead Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB