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About 5 Taft Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Taft Place is a semi-detached house in Chicksands, Shefford, Shefford (SG17 5TN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 66.3% above the 2014 sale of £252,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. At 124 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 5 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Taft Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Sept 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Taft Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2014)
£252,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Taft Place homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Taft Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,032
Street avg £2,004
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shefford district page.
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 5TN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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