Dulce Donum, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
About Dulce Donum
Dulce Donum is a semi-detached house in Clophill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4BT). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2025. At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £400,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Dulce Donum 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Apr 2025New BuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing 2 semi detached dwellings and outbuildings. Erection of two detached dwellings with detached garages and associated works
- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/25/01484/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 2024Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4BT: £385,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in MK45 4BT
Highbury, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Sold Nov 2024
£400,000Mouse Farm, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Sold Oct 2024
£50,0001e, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Sold Mar 2024
£495,0009a, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Sold Dec 2023
£385,0001 Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Sold Feb 2022
£330,000
Everything we know about Dulce Donum, 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 Shefford Road homes
On years held, Dulce Donum runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,301
Street avg £3,110
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.2 km
Jacques Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB