Cainhoe Road Clophill, Central Bedfordshire
55 addresses across 4 postcodes (MK45,SG17), about 370 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25200834.
- Sales: 43 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £570,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 25 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 16, E: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Central Bedfordshire costs £2,516 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 95% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Flitwick, about 5.7 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Silsoe Millennium Green, is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 53 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Houghton Close Surgery, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £570,000 | £570,000 | £570,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £387,500 | £375,000 | £400,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £382,000 | £382,000 | £382,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £406,250 | £322,500 | £490,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £368,000 | £368,000 | £368,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £328,000 | £328,000 | £328,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £246,000 | £237,000 | £255,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £212,500 | £200,000 | £225,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £199,000 | £199,000 | £199,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2025 | 31 MK45 4AQ | Detached | £570,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 12 MK45 4AN | Other | £405,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Sep 2024 | 42 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £390,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2023 | 37 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 10 MK45 4AN | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 50 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2022 | 10 MK45 4AN | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2021 | 41 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £382,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2020 | 23 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £322,500 | |
| 26 Nov 2020 | 24 MK45 4AQ | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2019 | 4 MK45 4AN | Detached | £368,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2018 | 29 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £328,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 43 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2015 | 54 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2015 | 38 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £237,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2012 | 41 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2012 | 1 MK45 4AN | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2011 | 41 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £199,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2007 | 16 MK45 4AN | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2006 | 42 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2006 | 3 MK45 4AN | Detached | £229,950 | |
| 12 May 2005 | 43 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2005 | 52 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2004 | 25 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 28 May 2004 | 32 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £219,995 | |
| 15 Mar 2004 | 9 MK45 4AN | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 11 MK45 4AN | Detached | £219,995 | |
| 24 Oct 2003 | 56 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2003 | 35 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £192,500 | |
| 28 Nov 2002 | 4 MK45 4AN | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2002 | 5 MK45 4AN | Detached | £181,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2001 | 44 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 30 Nov 1999 | 25 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £114,000 | |
| 20 Sep 1999 | 42 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £92,500 | |
| 16 Aug 1999 | 9 MK45 4AN | Detached | £114,500 | |
| 25 Jun 1999 | 33 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 21 Aug 1998 | 42 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 27 Jun 1997 | 1 MK45 4AN | Detached | £89,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1997 | 35 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £81,000 | |
| 18 Apr 1997 | 40 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £73,000 | |
| 10 Jan 1997 | 16 MK45 4AN | Detached | £90,250 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 27 MK45 4AQ | Detached | £17,000 | |
| 18 Mar 1996 | 33 MK45 4AQ | Semi-detached | £70,000 |
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 99 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (14); House, detached (10); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (19); 1950-1966 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (social) (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 1, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 3, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 4, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 15, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 22, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 29, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 33, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 38, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 41, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 43, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 47, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 54, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
- 58, Cainhoe Road, Clophill
Council tax
What each band costs in Central Bedfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,516 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,677 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,516 | £3,075 | £3,634 | £4,194 | £5,032 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (30% of about 1,420 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Clophill Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 19, HIGH STREET, grade II
- GRANARY BORDERING ROAD, BELONGING TO NUMBER 19, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK45 4AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| MK45 4AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| MK45 4AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| SG17 5PL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 55 addresses are between 53 m and 63 m above sea level (59 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK45 4AA | 95% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| MK45 4AN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| MK45 4AQ | 100% | 21% | 21% | 0% |
| SG17 5PL | 92% | 92% | 92% | 8% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Flitwick 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Millbrook (Bedfordshire) 9,280 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Stewartby 85,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Flying Horse Clophill | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Interchange Flitwick | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Houghton Close Surgery | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | W Cheeseman & Son LTD | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Chicksands Dental Centre | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Steppingley Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Bedforshire Police Authority | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Silsoe Millennium Green 5.4 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,560 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old St Mary's Church, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Cainhoe Castle: a motte and bailey with associated moated site, fishponds and field system | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Newbury Farm moated enclosures and their associated fishponds and leats, Silsoe | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Wrest Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Readshill Plantation | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Warren Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Simpsonshill Plantation | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Pine Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Pennyfather's Moors | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Acre Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 55 |
2 of the street's 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Central Bedfordshire: see them on the Central Bedfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower School Church of England | Primary | 2–9 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Stone Jug MK45 4BY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2024 |
| The Flying Horse MK45 4AD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| The Coop MK45 4AD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 280 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (3); On or near Mendham Way (2); On or near Readshill (1); On or near Dearmans Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- MK45 4AQ: 33 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- MK45 4AN: 20 addresses
- MK45 4AA: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- SG17 5PL: 1 address of 57 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Readshill · Goodhall Crescent · Tanqueray Avenue · Back Street · Dearmans Close · Beverley Court · Mendham Way · Bedford Road · Bedford Road · Beverley Gardens · Shefford Road · Howards Mews
All the streets in MK45, SG17 and across Central Bedfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.