Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Smithy Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
112 m²
1201 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Smithy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Smithy Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Yielden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1201 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 is 21.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 152.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 112 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold February 2021 for £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemOil
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Smithy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Feb 2022
Current Certificate
Feb 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 February 2022
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Smithy Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a single-storey extension application was refused at Smithy Cottage in 2021.
2 applications on record at Smithy Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
2decisions2extensions26documents1nearby
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear/side extension and new access onto parking area.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01766/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2021)
£490,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2021Most recent
£490,000
+19.5%over 3 years16 November 2017
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1AW: £387,500 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in MK44 1AW
The Chequers, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
Sold Apr 2025
£580,000Beckbridge, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
Sold Mar 2023
£387,500Castle View, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
Sold Aug 2013
£186,000Castle Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
Sold Feb 2013
£225,000Kingsgate, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
Sold Jan 2011
£166,675
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Smithy Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,391
Street avg £2,455
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
90/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Spring Lane — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 1AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
55 dB
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