Church Cottage, Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
About Church Cottage
Church Cottage is a three-bedroom property in Yielden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1AT). It has council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs.
It hasn't traded since February 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. 8 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.6% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2013DemolitionConditionsIn report
Extension: Rear of property
12/00815/LBC Condition 4 sample of render - Single storey rear extension following demolition of outbuilding.
Extension- Reference
- 13/01539/AOC
- Oct 2013DemolitionConditionsIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
12/00815/LBC Condition 9 eaves details - Single storey rear extension following demolition of outbuilding.
Extension- Reference
- 13/01543/AOC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Church Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£335,000
Growth on file: 27.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2006Most recent
£335,000
+477.6%over 6 years9 September 1999
£58,000
+33.3%over 1 year9 October 1997
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1AT: £505,000 (2023–2020).
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Sold Jul 2022
£675,000Hawthorn Cottage, Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
Sold Jun 2020
£415,000Rosie Lee, Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
Sold Jun 2020
£582,500
Everything we know about Church Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Trailly Close — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB