22 24, Shillington Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JE
About 22 24
22 24 is a four-bedroom detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £783,000 is 33.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £585,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
22 24 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 October 2030
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
22 24 has no planning applications on record.
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£783,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£585,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£585,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4JE: £227,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in MK45 4JE
20 Shillington Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JE
Sold May 2025
£266,00014 Shillington Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JE
Sold Nov 2018
£260,00012 Shillington Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JE
Sold Nov 2018
£227,00010 Shillington Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JE
Sold Dec 2012
£157,5004 Shillington Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JE
Sold Jul 2010
£890,000
Versus other Shillington Road homes
On epc rating, 22 24 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,250
Street avg £3,173
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.3 km
Methodist Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gravenhurst Academy. 4 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







