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1 planning record
About Manor Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Manor Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Newton Blossomville, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2026. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Manor Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Manor Farm Cottage, The Rickyard, Newton Blossomville, Bedford, MK43 8AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2026Change of UseFullGranted
Retrospective change of use from agricultural office to single residential unit
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Manor Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other The Rickyard homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Manor Farm Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 204 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 8AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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