Millers Cottage, Swineshead Road, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1BU
About Millers Cottage
Millers Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Riseley, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £620,000 in July 2025. Across 2018–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Millers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Millers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 7 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2025Most recent
£620,000
+19.2%over 7 years9 May 2018
£520,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in MK44 1BU: £472,250 (2020–2015).
Everything we know about Millers 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 Swineshead Road homes
On epc rating, Millers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 172 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
1.1 km
Margaret Beaufort School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Riseley CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB