# 11 BERKELEY CLOSE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8SY

## Property details

- Slug: `d13e839` (address key hash: `d13e839e3cf4c33679a511c808d3e209f421699a`)
- Postcode: SG18 8SY
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 83 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £435,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £5,241/m²
- Local average: £542,301 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 153 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £435,000
- Date: 2026-02-18
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 04/06/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £654/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- 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/2635-3226-3500-0735-1206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-18 | £435,000 | Detached | +87.5% | £435,421 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-d462-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2014-01-15 | £232,000 | Detached | — | £416,875 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/8921e3da-0719-4a14-899a-8a91792f3140) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 BERKELEY CLOSE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8SY | £435,000 | 18/02/2026 | Detached |
| 11 BERKELEY CLOSE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8SY | £232,000 | 15/01/2014 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [87159891](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4f720ca)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £435,000 |
| listed | 2025-06-04 | £450,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £232,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £184,950 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £133,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £104,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 BERKELEY CLOSE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8SY | £390,000 | 14/03/2025 | Detached |
| 122 BRUNEL DRIVE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8BJ | £427,500 | 18/12/2023 | Detached |
| 102 BRUNEL DRIVE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8BJ | £430,000 | 08/12/2023 | Detached |
| 150 BRUNEL DRIVE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8BJ | £385,000 | 18/08/2023 | Detached |
| 30 BERKELEY CLOSE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8SY | £415,000 | 28/03/2023 | Detached |
| 44 OSPREY ROAD, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8DZ | £385,000 | 08/11/2022 | Detached |
| 40 BRUNEL DRIVE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8BH | £485,000 | 15/07/2022 | Detached |
| 1 KINGFISHER CLOSE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8EA | £320,000 | 09/05/2022 | Detached |
| 152 BRUNEL DRIVE, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8BJ | £470,000 | 06/05/2022 | Detached |
| 12 LINCOLN CRESCENT, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8HW | £441,000 | 12/01/2022 | Detached |
| 115 HOLME CRESCENT, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8DF | £425,000 | 06/01/2022 | Detached |
| 1 WINDMILL VIEW, BIGGLESWADE, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG18 8WP | £375,000 | 27/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £412,375 (12 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 9.1%
- **10y growth:** 50.4%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Hitchin St, SG18 | £1,495/mo | 3 | 0.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Ashgrove, SG18 | £1,850/mo | 3 | 1.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Evans Grove, SG18 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,648/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.37% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £200,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £160,000

*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 £1,600/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 22.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-298/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.8%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **153** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Biggleswade Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 9 Jun 2024 |
| Lawnside Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 23 May 2023 |
| St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 28 Jun 2011 |
| Stratton School | Secondary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 6 Nov 2022 |
| Ivel Valley School & College | Other | 0.9 miles | Good — 16 Oct 2014 |