Woodlands, Church Path, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BP
About Woodlands
Woodlands is a detached house in Clophill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 116.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £660,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Woodlands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 August 2032
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Planning history
Woodlands has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Woodlands, Church Path, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BP
- Feb 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
FULL:Two storey front extension & first floor link & dormer to north side elevation; recladding of building
- Reference
- MB/07/02012/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2012Decision
- New BuildJun 2011Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Woodlands was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 16 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£660,000
+120.0%over 15 years1 March 2007
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4BP: £360,000 (2026–2000).
Nearby sales in MK45 4BP
2 Church Path, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BP
Sold Mar 2026
£635,0001 Church Path, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BP
Sold Jul 2023
£490,0005 Church Path, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BP
Sold Sept 2004
£360,000Journeys End, Church Path, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BP
Sold Sept 2001
£199,9507 Church Path, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BP
Sold Dec 2000
£215,000
Versus other Church Path homes
On price per m², Woodlands stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,748
Street avg £2,441
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
181/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Jacques Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







