Old Rising Sun, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
About Old Rising Sun
Old Rising Sun is a five-bedroom detached house in Clophill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4BT). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2580 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £863,000 sits 85.6% above the 2011 sale of £465,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Old Rising Sun'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Rising Sun has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Old Rising Sun
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
Old Rising Sun valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£863,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£465,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 March 2011Most recent
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4BT: £400,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in MK45 4BT
Dulce Donum, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Sold Nov 2024
£400,000Highbury, 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
£385,000
Everything we know about Old Rising Sun, 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
Old Rising Sun outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,940
Street avg £3,278
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB