Hawthorn Cottage, Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT

Hawthorn Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Yielden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 118 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 18.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 46.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £415,000 in June 2020.