Detached 2 sales on record

6 TIPPETT DRIVE

SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5RW

£525,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Purcell Way	0.1 miles
Shop	Attitude Bikes	0.2 miles
Train station	Arlesey	2.7 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire	4.1 miles
Hospital	Bedford Hospital SDEC - Same Day Emergency Care	8.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

152 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£525,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,454/m²

Local average

£555,712 (26 sales)

Street crime

46 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 26/02/2024

Expiry date: 25/02/2034

Current heating cost: £2,108/year

Potential heating cost: £1,866/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,820

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£95)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	31/03/2026	£525,000	Detached	+64.1%	£526,526 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	28/10/2013	£319,995	Detached	—	£574,991 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	16/01/2026	£525,000
sold	01/01/2026	£525,000
sold	01/01/2024	£478,000
sold	01/01/2013	£319,995
sold	01/01/2003	£243,000
sold	01/01/2000	£165,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
3 BRITTEN ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SD	£520,000	19/01/2026	Detached
6 ANGLE GREEN, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5GP	£655,000	14/11/2025	Detached
17 HITCHIN ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5JA	£530,000	14/11/2025	Detached
7 IVELDALE DRIVE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5AD	£580,000	21/11/2024	Detached
9 WELSTING GARDENS, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5YJ	£489,995	08/12/2023	Detached
50 ELGAR DRIVE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5RZ	£400,000	31/10/2023	Detached
41 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£449,995	27/10/2023	Detached
39 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£459,995	29/09/2023	Detached
6 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£449,995	28/09/2023	Detached
32 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£599,995	22/09/2023	Detached
25 PURCELL WAY, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5RY	£455,000	05/09/2023	Detached
34 HITCHIN ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5JA	£510,000	23/08/2023	Detached
8 GRIEG CLOSE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SE	£475,000	10/08/2023	Detached
4 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£449,995	30/06/2023	Detached
8 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£474,995	26/05/2023	Detached
2 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£609,995	28/04/2023	Detached
10 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£449,995	28/04/2023	Detached
3 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£449,995	14/04/2023	Detached
5 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR	£449,995	23/03/2023	Detached
37 CLIFTON ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5AE	£440,000	26/01/2023	Detached

Area average: £494,997 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -7.7%

10y growth 78.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Central Bedfordshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.2%

5y (index) 19.8%

10y (index) 35.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Central Bedfordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,122/mo

Realistic £1,247/mo

Optimistic £1,372/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Central Bedfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bedford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Montgomery Avenue, SG17	£1,750/mo	4	0.62 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Montgomery Avenue, SG17	£1,950/mo	4	0.62 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Montgomery Avenue, SG17	£2,000/mo	4	0.62 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Montgomery Avenue, SG17	£2,000/mo	4	0.62 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,925/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.38%

Max investor price (0.8%) £246,875

Target investor price (1%) £197,500

Gross yield 4.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 22.2×

Monthly cashflow £-315/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -2.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	21
Shoplifting	8
Criminal damage and arson	6
Anti-social behaviour	3
Other crime	2
Other theft	2
Public order	2
Vehicle crime	2
Total incidents	46

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Samuel Whitbread Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 11 Dec 2017
Robert Bloomfield Academy	Primary	0.8 miles	Outstanding — 15 Jul 2014
Shefford Lower School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 15 Dec 2017
Clifton All Saints Academy	Primary	1.0 miles	Good — 1 Feb 2023
Campton Academy	Primary	1.5 miles	Good — 13 Dec 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
07/06/2004	26/04/2004	15	3

# 6 TIPPETT DRIVE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5RW

## Property details

- Slug: `acc9368` (address key hash: `acc9368142af2f7c9a66f74473529f45e439f38b`)
- Postcode: SG17 5RW
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 152 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Last sold: £525,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,454/m²
- Local average: £555,712 (26 sales)
- Street crime: 46 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £525,000
- Date: 2026-03-31
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 25/02/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £2,108/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,820

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£95)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2265-3035-3202-9494-2200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-31 | £525,000 | Detached | +64.1% | £526,526 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-b8fb-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2013-10-28 | £319,995 | Detached | — | £574,991 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/7764f475-a50f-45e6-a2f9-c28def137838) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 6 TIPPETT DRIVE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5RW | £525,000 | 31/03/2026 | Detached |
| 6 TIPPETT DRIVE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5RW | £319,995 | 28/10/2013 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [171105146](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1a3eded)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-16 | £525,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £525,000 |
| sold | 2024-01-01 | £478,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £319,995 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £243,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £165,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 BRITTEN ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SD | £520,000 | 19/01/2026 | Detached |
| 6 ANGLE GREEN, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5GP | £655,000 | 14/11/2025 | Detached |
| 17 HITCHIN ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5JA | £530,000 | 14/11/2025 | Detached |
| 7 IVELDALE DRIVE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5AD | £580,000 | 21/11/2024 | Detached |
| 9 WELSTING GARDENS, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5YJ | £489,995 | 08/12/2023 | Detached |
| 50 ELGAR DRIVE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5RZ | £400,000 | 31/10/2023 | Detached |
| 41 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £449,995 | 27/10/2023 | Detached |
| 39 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £459,995 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| 6 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £449,995 | 28/09/2023 | Detached |
| 32 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £599,995 | 22/09/2023 | Detached |
| 25 PURCELL WAY, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5RY | £455,000 | 05/09/2023 | Detached |
| 34 HITCHIN ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5JA | £510,000 | 23/08/2023 | Detached |
| 8 GRIEG CLOSE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SE | £475,000 | 10/08/2023 | Detached |
| 4 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £449,995 | 30/06/2023 | Detached |
| 8 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £474,995 | 26/05/2023 | Detached |
| 2 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £609,995 | 28/04/2023 | Detached |
| 10 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £449,995 | 28/04/2023 | Detached |
| 3 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £449,995 | 14/04/2023 | Detached |
| 5 HALBERYCROFT, MEPPERSHALL, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5SR | £449,995 | 23/03/2023 | Detached |
| 37 CLIFTON ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5AE | £440,000 | 26/01/2023 | Detached |

**Area average:** £494,997 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -7.7%
- **10y growth:** 78.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Central Bedfordshire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 35.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Central Bedfordshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,122/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,247/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,372/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Montgomery Avenue, SG17 | £1,750/mo | 4 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Montgomery Avenue, SG17 | £1,950/mo | 4 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Montgomery Avenue, SG17 | £2,000/mo | 4 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Montgomery Avenue, SG17 | £2,000/mo | 4 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,925/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £246,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £197,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,975/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 22.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-315/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **46** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Samuel Whitbread Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 11 Dec 2017 |
| Robert Bloomfield Academy | Primary | 0.8 miles | Outstanding — 15 Jul 2014 |
| Shefford Lower School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 15 Dec 2017 |
| Clifton All Saints Academy | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2023 |
| Campton Academy | Primary | 1.5 miles | Good — 13 Dec 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #1755525
- **Address:** 6 TIPPETT DRIVE, SHEFFORD, SG17 5RW
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/06/2004
- **Work Completed:** 26/04/2004
- **Items:** 15 window(s), 3 door(s)