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4 sales on record
About 5 Hoover Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Hoover Place is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chicksands, Shefford, Shefford (SG17 5TH). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 117.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £437,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 147 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 26 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 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.
Latest sale on 5 Hoover Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2025)
£437,500
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Hoover Place homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Hoover Place outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,976
Street avg £2,032
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG17 5TH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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