Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Rising Sun, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
240 m²
2580 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Old Rising Sun
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £900,000 sits 93.5% above the 2011 sale of £465,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2020
Current Certificate
Mar 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 March 2020
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Rising Sun, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Old Rising Sun has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old Rising Sun valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£900,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2011)
£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 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in MK45 4BT
6 Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Sold Dec 2025
£780,000Highbury, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT
Sold Nov 2024
£400,000Dulce Donum, 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
£495,000
Versus other Shefford Road homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Old Rising Sun outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,940
Street avg £3,325
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
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
0.6 km
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 4BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Old Rising Sun, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.