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About 3 Office Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Office Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0SH). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 115.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £380,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Office Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Office Cottages, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2011OutbuildingFullGranted
Erection of detached garage and storage
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2022)
£380,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Sheeptick End — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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