39 Clipstone Cottages, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
About 39 Clipstone Cottages
39 Clipstone Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 12.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2020 for £290,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
39 Clipstone Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 Clipstone Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2015ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed Conservatory to the rear
Extension- Reference
- CB/15/02882/FULL
- May 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side/rear extension with flat roof replacing shed and new shed to rear garden (revised application CB/10/04201/FULL)
- Reference
- CB/11/00817/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
39 Clipstone Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 21 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
15 April 2020Most recent
£290,000
+284.6%over 20 years4 July 1999
£75,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4LL: £225,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in MK45 4LL
35 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Nov 2024
£3,00059 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Oct 2024
£225,000Flat, 31 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Sept 2024
£340,00053 Clipstone Cottages, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Feb 2024
£295,00035a, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold May 2023
£108,000
Everything we know about 39 Clipstone Cottages, 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 Bedford Road homes
On epc rating, 39 Clipstone Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,462
Street avg £3,969
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ramsey Manor Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB