2 Greensbury Cottage, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
About 2 Greensbury Cottage
2 Greensbury Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bolnhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since March 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 183 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £646,000 sits 223% above the 2000 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 50.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Greensbury Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 2 Greensbury Cottage.
- May 2010ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non material minor amendment to ridge detail - 08/02165/FUL - Single and two storey rear extensions
- Reference
- 10/01185/NMA
- Oct 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Single and two storey rear extensions
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02165/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Greensbury Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£646,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 March 2000Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2ET: £375,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in MK44 2ET
Greensbury Farm, Unit 1, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Jul 2022
£480,0002 Greensbury Farm Barns, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Jul 2015
£325,0003 Greensbury Farm Barns, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Apr 2015
£375,0001 Greensbury Farm Barns, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Jan 2015
£325,0005 Greensbury Farm Barns, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Dec 2014
£392,500
Everything we know about 2 Greensbury 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 Thurleigh Road homes
Price per m² for 2 Greensbury Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,093
Street avg £2,106
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
1.4 km
The Plough at Bolnhurst — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Thurleigh Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB