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About 78 Ampthill Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
78 Ampthill Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shefford (SG17 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 47 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 26.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
78 Ampthill Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ampthill Road homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
78 Ampthill Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,255
Street avg £3,171
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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