12 Church Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4EH
About 12 Church Road
12 Church Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Silsoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4EH). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2024) returns an A (score 104), the top energy band on the EPC scale.
It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,000,000 sits 250.9% above the 2000 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
12 Church Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2019FullIn report
Change of Use - Change of use of part of a site for the retention of an existing B1 light industrial vehicle repair garage
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/18/04339/FULL
- Sept 2018AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: B1 Use for vehicle servicing and maintenance only - not crash or damage repair or MOTs
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/18/02083/LDCE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 Church Road
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
12 Church Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£1,000,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 2000Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4EH: £325,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK45 4EH
2 Church Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4EH
Sold Sept 2024
£457,8007 Church Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4EH
Sold Aug 2024
£307,00013 Church Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4EH
Sold Jan 2024
£325,00015 Church Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4EH
Sold Feb 2019
£485,0001 Church Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4EH
Sold Nov 2017
£249,000
Everything we know about 12 Church Road, 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 Church Road homes
Price per m² for 12 Church Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,592
Street avg £4,100
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
-0.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Silsoe CofE VC Lower School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB