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Brickwall Farm, The Smithy, Kiln Lane, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4DA

4 planning records

Estimated value

£664,000

  • Since the 2012 sale (£483,000)+37%
  • Against MK45 4DA's recent median (£710,000)-6%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£664,000

  • Against its 2012 sale (£483,000)+37%
  • Against MK45 4DA's recent median (£710,000)-6%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Brickwall Farm is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 4DA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    128 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2013

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2012

  • Recent sales in MK45 4DA

    5 sales, median £710,000 (2025–2004)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Brickwall Farm has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 August 2012Most recent

    £483,000

    +105.5%over 13 years

  2. 26 February 1999

    £235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4DA: £710,000 (2025–2004).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Brickwall Farm, The Smithy, Kiln Lane, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4DA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Brickwall Farm

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Brickwall Farm is a semi-detached house in Clophill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 128 m² it sits well below the postcode median (210 m² across 12 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 is 37.5% above the 2012 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Brickwall Farm 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 13 Feb 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 February 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2013from Jun 2009
Low Energy Lighting
17%76%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Brickwall Farm, The Smithy, Kiln Lane, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Brickwall Farm has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

4 applications on record at Brickwall Farm, The Smithy, Kiln Lane, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4DA

4decisions2extensions14documents3nearby
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Sept 2001
    Garage ConversionHeritage
    Outcome in report

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: CONVERSION OF EXISITNG INTEGRAL GARAGE INTO BEDROOM.

    Reference
    MB/01/01063/LB
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. RenovationDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 3 notable nearby
  • The 14 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Kiln Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Brickwall Farm lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,773

Street avg £4,184

Above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 205 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

On par
Area

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.
Full Bedford report

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

0.4 km

St Mary's Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Mary's VA CofE Lower School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolPrimary444m
  • Maulden Lower SchoolPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • St Mary's ChurchBus stop380m
  • The Flying HorseBus stop750m
  • The GreenBus stop765m
  • Jacques LaneBus stop794m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences830 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour458 reports21%
  • Vehicle Crime187 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson149 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 4DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 4DA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 4DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached BungalowEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Brickwall Farm is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 4DA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Brickwall Farm. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Brickwall Farm was lodged in February 2013 at band E and expired in February 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Brickwall Farm. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 26 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK45 4DA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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