24 The Slade, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BZ
About 24 The Slade
24 The Slade is a semi-detached house in Clophill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 19.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 109.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £236,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
24 The Slade's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2017Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing building and erection of new dwelling with new vehicular access
- Reference
- CB/17/03319/FULL
- Jul 2015Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing building and erection of new dwelling with new vehicular access.
- Reference
- CB/15/01312/FULL
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£236,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 November 2022Most recent
£236,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4BZ: £160,700 (2017–2010).
Nearby sales in MK45 4BZ
22a, The Slade, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BZ
Sold Apr 2017
£680,0001 The Slade, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BZ
Sold Apr 2017
£76,32016 The Slade, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BZ
Sold Aug 2014
£160,52318 The Slade, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BZ
Sold May 2010
£160,70010 The Slade, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BZ
Sold Sept 2009
£228,000
Everything we know about 24 The Slade, 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 The Slade homes
Price per m² for 24 The Slade runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,214
Street avg £2,236
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.5 km
The Flying Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB