Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Top Farm Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About Top Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Top Farm Cottage is a detached house in Yielden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 109 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 9 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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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.
Top Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 August 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC FNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Top Farm Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Top Farm Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
1decisions4documents1nearby
- May 2008OtherOutcome in report
Erection of general purpose agricultural building.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00679/AGR
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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.
Top Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1AW: £425,000 (2025–2017).
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
£387,500Smithy Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
Sold Feb 2021
£490,000Castle View, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
Sold Aug 2013
£186,000Castle Cottage, High Street, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AW
Sold Feb 2013
£225,000
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Top Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 164 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 11.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
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