Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Smithy Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
2 planning records
Estimated value
£596,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£490,000)+22%
- Against MK44 1AW's recent median (£387,500)+54%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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 this valuation
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Our estimate
£596,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£490,000)+22%
- Against MK44 1AW's recent median (£387,500)+54%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Smithy Cottage is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 1AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
112 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2012
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in MK44 1AW
5 sales, median £387,500 (2025–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
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
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Smithy Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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
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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- All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
- The 26 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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
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.
Nearest stops
- Spring LaneBus stop261m
- Trailly CloseBus stop433m
- Yelden RoadBus stop1.3km
- College GatewayBus stop1.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences553 reports44%
- Anti-social Behaviour225 reports18%
- Criminal Damage & Arson100 reports8%
- Other Theft95 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Smithy Cottage is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 1AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Smithy Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Smithy Cottage was lodged in February 2012 at band F and expired in February 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Smithy Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from MK44 1AW. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Smithy Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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