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About Five Gables
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Five Gables is a detached house in Broom, Biggleswade, Biggleswade (SG18 9NR). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2745 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in July 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 255 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £740,000 sits 448.1% above the 1995 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 77.2% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Five Gables's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Five Gables's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£740,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birch Close homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Five Gables is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£529
Street avg £3,032
Floor Area
255 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Biggleswade 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG18 9NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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