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Chestnut Cottage, Bedford Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1RR

4 planning records

Estimated value

£739,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£645,000)+15%
  • Against MK44 1RR's recent median (£852,500)-13%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£739,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£645,000)+15%
  • Against MK44 1RR's recent median (£852,500)-13%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Chestnut Cottage is modelled from its 152 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 1RR. 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

    152 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2020

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in MK44 1RR

    4 sales, median £852,500 (2024–2000)

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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

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

  1. 26 March 2021Most recent

    £645,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in MK44 1RR: £852,500 (2024–2000).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Chestnut Cottage, Bedford Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1RR. 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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Overview

About Chestnut Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Chestnut Cottage is a detached house in Milton Ernest, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1RR). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 is 14.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 152 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (192 m² median across 4 EPCs). Last sale on file: £645,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Chestnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 23 January 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Chestnut Cottage, Bedford Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1RR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Chestnut Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

4 applications on record at Chestnut Cottage, Bedford Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1RR

4decisions7documents1nearby
  1. Aug 2006
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Remove large dead branch from the Chestnut Tree. Inspect crown if needed reduce weight on heavy vulnerable limbs by 10-15%.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    06/01483/TPO
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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On the street

Versus other Bedford Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 57 (D)

On par

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 189 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 8.9 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par
Area

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.
Full Bedford report

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

0.2 km

Marsh Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Milton Ernest CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Milton Ernest CofE Primary SchoolPrimary140m
  • Oakley Primary AcademyPrimary2.6km
  • Lincroft AcademySecondary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Marsh LaneBus stop182m
  • The Queen's HeadBus stop183m
  • Huntsmans WayBus stop434m
  • Close RoadBus stop1.6km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences553 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour225 reports18%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson100 reports8%
  • Other Theft95 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 1RR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK44 1RR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK44 1RR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
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 DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Chestnut Cottage is modelled from its 152 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 1RR. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Chestnut 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 Chestnut Cottage was lodged in January 2020 at band D and is valid until January 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Chestnut 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. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK44 1RR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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