Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 £324,000 is 11.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 52.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2020 for £290,000.
39 Clipstone Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 October 2029
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39 Clipstone Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
5 applications on record at 39 Clipstone Cottages, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
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39 Clipstone Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£324,000
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.
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: £265,000 (2026–2024).
43 Clipstone Cottages, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Feb 2026
35 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Nov 2024
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Sold Oct 2024
Flat, 31 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Sept 2024
53 Clipstone Cottages, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL
Sold Feb 2024
On epc rating, 39 Clipstone Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,462
Street avg £4,079
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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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