# 12 NIGHTINGALE MEWS, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5YX

## Property details

- Slug: `de68d6c` (address key hash: `de68d6cc4944f658824a68184b4955f315d5c822`)
- Postcode: SG17 5YX
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 81 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £358,500 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,426/m²
- Local average: £286,055 (22 sales)
- Street crime: 45 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £358,500
- Date: 2026-01-28
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 08/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £664/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2061-1681-1050-0000-1005)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-28 | £358,500 | Terraced | — | £360,936 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-d486-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 NIGHTINGALE MEWS, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5YX | £358,500 | 28/01/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166768361](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/bdc1055)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £358,500 |
| listed | 2025-09-09 | £365,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £223,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £139,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 28 NEW STREET, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5BW | £200,000 | 16/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 4 THE MALTINGS, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5TU | £344,000 | 18/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 12 OLD STATION WAY, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5ED | £277,500 | 08/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 39 SHEPHERDS PLACE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5BF | £415,000 | 12/09/2025 | Terraced |
| 80 IVEL ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5LB | £240,000 | 01/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 4 BACK LANE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5FF | £340,000 | 27/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 18 SHEPHERDS PLACE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5BF | £323,000 | 05/04/2024 | Terraced |
| 13 NEW STREET, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5BW | £320,000 | 21/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 45 NEW STREET, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5BW | £265,000 | 27/01/2023 | Terraced |
| 45 BRIDGE VIEW, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5FT | £380,000 | 20/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 3F ST FRANCIS WAY, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5DZ | £149,000 | 15/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 80 IVEL ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5LB | £240,000 | 12/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 HIGH STREET, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5DG | £367,500 | 26/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 THE MALTINGS, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5TU | £331,000 | 25/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 24 OLD STATION WAY, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5ED | £310,000 | 09/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 OLD STATION WAY, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5ED | £280,000 | 25/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 47 RIVER VIEW, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5FL | £325,000 | 18/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 RIVER VIEW, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5FL | £350,000 | 04/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 30 NEW STREET, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5BW | £192,500 | 17/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 56 RIVER VIEW, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5FN | £310,000 | 03/12/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £297,975 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3%
- **10y growth:** 20.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 4.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 37.2%

## 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, Olivers Court, SG17 | £1,650/mo | 3 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,650/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.46% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £206,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £165,000

*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 £1,650/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £48/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.6%

*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 | 22 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **45** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Robert Bloomfield Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 15 Jul 2014 |
| Shefford Lower School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 15 Dec 2017 |
| Samuel Whitbread Academy | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Good — 11 Dec 2017 |
| Campton Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 13 Dec 2023 |
| Clifton All Saints Academy | Primary | 1.5 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2023 |