Smithy Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
About Smithy Cottage
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 £577,000 is 17.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 49.6% 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.
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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
- Garagedouble
Building
- Heating systemoil
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey extension application was refused at Smithy Cottage in 2021.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02589/FUL
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear/side extension and new access onto parking area.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01766/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Smithy Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£577,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 3 years.
£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
Everything we know about Smithy 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
Versus other High Street homes
Price per m² for Smithy Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,391
Street avg £2,753
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 159 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
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
0.3 km
Spring Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB