James Rust Cottage, Green End, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BU
About James Rust Cottage
James Rust Cottage is a detached house in Little Staughton, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2BU). It has a recorded floor area of 284 m² (around 3057 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 284 m² the property is well over the postcode median (190 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
James Rust Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
James Rust Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
James Rust Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£982,000
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 2BU: £415,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in MK44 2BU
Brambles, Green End, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BU
Sold Mar 2025
£730,000Wharfedale, Green End, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BU
Sold May 2023
£415,000Green End Farm, Tawny Barn, Green End, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BU
Sold May 2022
£760,000Hunts Border, Green End, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BU
Sold Oct 2020
£320,000The Gables, Green End, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BU
Sold Oct 2013
£395,000
Versus other Green End homes
Floor Area for James Rust Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
284 m²
Street avg 203 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Green End — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Kymbrook Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB