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Get started6 Railway Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oakley, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7RF). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 74.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £550,000 in July 2023.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2025
6 Railway Cottages has an approved side extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension. Rear extension to detached garage and concrete hard standing to side.
Latest sale on 6 Railway Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 21 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 21 years.
Price per m² for 6 Railway Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £2,421
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oakley Garage — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Conservatory to rear elevation, extension to garage to form garden store, new hardstanding around garage and close-boarded fence to eastern boundary (fence already built).
4 more applications for this property
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28 July 2023Most recent
£550,000
+57.1%over 6 years1 August 2016
£350,000
+191.7%over 14 years12 July 2002
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7RF: £230,000 (2022–2014).
3 Railway Cottages Station Road Oakley Bedford
Sold Feb 2022
5 Railway Cottages Station Road Oakley Bedford
Sold Dec 2020
2 Railway Cottages Station Road Oakley Bedford
Sold Apr 2018
4 Railway Cottages Station Road Oakley Bedford
Sold Aug 2013
1 Railway Cottages Station Road Oakley Bedford
Sold Jul 2000
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
MK43 7QE
Closest school
0.3 km
Oakley Primary Academy. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB
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