1 The Close, SG18 0AT
1 The Close is a freehold detached house on The Close in SG18. It last sold for £370,000 in 2018 — its 4th recorded sale, up 174% on its first recorded sale of £135,000 in 1998.
What this home is
The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.
EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.
What is it worth now?
An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.
Indicatively £478,000–£658,000 today, projected from its 2018 sale.
From the 2018 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.
Across Central Bedfordshire, the official average home value is £358,992 — +4% in a year, +19% over five.
Covers the whole Central Bedfordshire area, not this postcode.
A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.
See everything inside
You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.
Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.
Everything on 1 The Close, unlocked
The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.
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Sale history
Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 1 The Close, newest first.
4 recorded sales since 1998, up 174% from first to latest.
This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against SG18's yearly median.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.
The practical file
The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.
Council tax band E (≈£3,075/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.
The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.
The neighbourhood
Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Central Bedfordshire 005C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.
IMD decile 4/10 — more deprived than most of England; household income about 10% above the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.
In plain terms: a weaker crime.
10% above the national average.
The dark tick on each bar marks the England & Wales average.
ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.
The street and the area
Where 1 The Close sits in its local market.
1 The Close: quick answers
From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.
1 The Close last sold for £370,000 on 18 May 2018, according to HM Land Registry.
HM Land Registry records 4 sales for 1 The Close between 1998 and 2018. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.
1 The Close is in council tax band E, costing about £3,075 a year (Central Bedfordshire UA).
Carrying its 2018 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.3% a year across 4 sales suggests roughly £478,000–£658,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.
Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)
Other homes at SG18 0AT
Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on The Close.
All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (16)
| Address | Last sold | Price | Sales | Floor area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 The Close | 1997 | £80,000 | 1 | 101 m² |
| 3 The Close | 1998 | £80,000 | 1 | — |
| 4 The Close | 2007 | £215,000 | 3 | — |
| 15b Shortmead Street | 2016 | £175,000 | 1 | — |
| 15c Shortmead Street | 1998 | £52,000 | 1 | — |
| The Close Cottage, 17a, Shortmead Street | 2023 | £655,000 | 1 | — |
| 23 Shortmead Street | 2014 | £365,000 | 1 | — |
| 25 Shortmead Street | 2013 | £342,500 | 2 | — |
| 27 Shortmead Street | 2014 | £245,000 | 3 | — |
| 29 Shortmead Street | 2003 | £144,500 | 2 | — |
| 31 Shortmead Street | 2021 | £340,000 | 2 | — |
| 33 Shortmead Street | 2022 | £455,000 | 3 | 109 m² |
| 43 Shortmead Street | 2020 | £700,000 | 1 | 324 m² |
| 47 Shortmead Street | 2013 | £107,750 | 3 | — |
| 49 Shortmead Street | 2017 | £275,000 | 1 | — |
| 51 Shortmead Street | 2017 | £401,950 | 1 | — |
- Last sold
- 1997
- Price
- £80,000
- Sales
- 1
- Floor area
- 101 m²
- Last sold
- 1998
- Price
- £80,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2007
- Price
- £215,000
- Sales
- 3
- Last sold
- 2016
- Price
- £175,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 1998
- Price
- £52,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2023
- Price
- £655,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2014
- Price
- £365,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2013
- Price
- £342,500
- Sales
- 2
- Last sold
- 2014
- Price
- £245,000
- Sales
- 3
- Last sold
- 2003
- Price
- £144,500
- Sales
- 2
- Last sold
- 2021
- Price
- £340,000
- Sales
- 2
- Last sold
- 2022
- Price
- £455,000
- Sales
- 3
- Floor area
- 109 m²
- Last sold
- 2020
- Price
- £700,000
- Sales
- 1
- Floor area
- 324 m²
- Last sold
- 2013
- Price
- £107,750
- Sales
- 3
- Last sold
- 2017
- Price
- £275,000
- Sales
- 1
- Last sold
- 2017
- Price
- £401,950
- Sales
- 1
HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.
The full £5 report opens every locked panel in this dossier — a precise comparables-based valuation, the itemised EPC, planning activity, school results and admissions odds, forward-looking flood risk, a negotiation read and a viewing checklist, for this exact home.
Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.