# 10 EDINBURGH GROVE, CLIFTON, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5LQ

## Property details

- Slug: `f30664c` (address key hash: `f30664ca8a6774c909e0305016ebfbc3cd9908db`)
- Postcode: SG17 5LQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 80 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £400,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,000/m²
- Local average: £375,453 (15 sales)
- Street crime: 51 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £400,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 26/04/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £385/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £4,500

### Recommendations
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7600-7335-0032-8224-3473)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | 0% | £400,764 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-ba20-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2023-07-24 | £399,950 | Semi-detached | — | £433,417 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/1eae3df6-2c18-9eb1-e063-4704a8c09d02) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 10 EDINBURGH GROVE, CLIFTON, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5LQ | £400,000 | 27/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 10 EDINBURGH GROVE, CLIFTON, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5LQ | £399,950 | 24/07/2023 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [169079801](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/386af90)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2025-11-06 | £400,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £399,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19 EISENHOWER ROAD, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5UP | £345,000 | 14/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 36 LANCASTER PLACE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5UF | £304,000 | 17/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 LANCASTER PLACE, SHEFFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG17 5UF | £290,000 | 19/05/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £313,000 (3 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 0.7%
- **10y growth:** 24.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Central Bedfordshire; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.7%

## 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).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £155,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £124,700

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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 | 24 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **51** |

*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 | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 15 Jul 2014 |
| Shefford Lower School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 15 Dec 2017 |
| Campton Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 13 Dec 2023 |
| Samuel Whitbread Academy | Secondary | 0.9 miles | Good — 11 Dec 2017 |
| Meppershall Church of England Academy | Primary | 1.2 miles | Good — 9 May 2024 |