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 (109 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 19.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 118.8% 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.
Energy performance
24 The Slade's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 October 2032
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 24 The Slade, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BZ
- Jul 2015Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing building and erection of new dwelling with new vehicular access.
- Reference
- CB/15/01312/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- Demolition And RebuildSept 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£282,000
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
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 £2,101
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 151 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
181/mo
Falling 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.
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A Local Area 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







