Laburnham Cottage, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
About Laburnham Cottage
Laburnham Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bolnhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 29.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 74.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016). At 104 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
Laburnham 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2007OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached garage with store above to side of dwelling.
- Reference
- 07/01657/FUL
- May 2004Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Installation of dormer window.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/01001/LDP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.
£338,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2016Most recent
£338,000
+150.4%over 16 years6 December 1999
£135,000
+20.0%over 2 years22 May 1997
£112,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2EL: £395,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in MK44 2EL
Avalon, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Aug 2021
£435,0002 Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Mar 2021
£173,000Fox & Hounds Cottage, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Feb 2021
£395,000Silver Birches, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Dec 2017
£625,000Church View, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Aug 2009
£200,000
Everything we know about Laburnham 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 Kimbolton Road homes
Floor Area for Laburnham Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,250
Street avg £2,447
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
0.1 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Kymbrook Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB