8 St James Close, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HF
About 8 St James Close
8 St James Close is a semi-detached house in Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 118), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 256% above the 2000 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 November 2028
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Planning history
8 St James Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 St James Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2000Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 5HF: £500,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in MK45 5HF
5 St James Close, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HF
Sold Jun 2025
£680,00017 St James Close, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HF
Sold Oct 2024
£435,00016 St James Close, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HF
Sold Sept 2022
£500,0009 St James Close, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HF
Sold Oct 2020
£365,0001 St James Close, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HF
Sold Sept 2016
£510,000
Versus other St James Close homes
On price per m², 8 St James Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,389
Street avg £3,053
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.0 km
Greenfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School. 5 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
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







