Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Victoria Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Felmersham, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7HN). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £325,000 in January 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 49% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 November 2032
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at Victoria Cottage, The High Road, Felmersham, Bedford, MK43 7HN
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
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Price for Victoria Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 23 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 23 years.
31 January 2024Most recent
£325,000
-5.8%over 6 years16 March 2017
£344,950
+99.4%over 6 years15 July 2010
£173,000
+19.3%over 7 years15 May 2003
£145,000
+83.5%over 1 year12 July 2001
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7HN: £535,000 (2024–2016).
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Victoria Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,611
Street avg £3,274
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pinchmill Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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