Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Castle Hill Court, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4DN
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
87 m²
932 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
About 8 Castle Hill Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Castle Hill Court is a semi-detached house in Clophill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4DN). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 932 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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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.
8 Castle Hill Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2019
Current Certificate
Mar 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 March 2019
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Castle Hill Court, Shefford Road, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Castle Hill Court 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.
8 Castle Hill Court has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in MK45 4DN: £130,000 (2020–2020).
Nearby sales in MK45 4DN
Versus other Shefford Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Castle Hill Court runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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
0.1 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 4DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB
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80 dB
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