Fir Tree Cottage, Wybridge, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HL
About Fir Tree Cottage
Fir Tree Cottage is a detached house in Keysoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £528,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 99.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Fir Tree Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
10 applications on record at Fir Tree Cottage, Wybridge, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HL
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
One and two storey side and rear extensions
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01505/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2024Decision
- ConditionsNov 2024Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Fir Tree Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 24 years.
£528,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2023Most recent
£528,000
+40.8%over 3 years22 September 2020
£375,000
31 August 2006
£375,000
+143.5%over 7 years17 August 1999
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2HL: £467,500 (2023–2003).
Nearby sales in MK44 2HL
Glebe Cottage, Wybridge, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HL
Sold Sept 2023
£580,0003 Wybridge, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HL
Sold Feb 2021
£355,000Mulberry Cottage, Wybridge, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HL
Sold Nov 2013
£570,000Sundew, Wybridge, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HL
Sold Jul 2008
£300,0001 Wybridge, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HL
Sold Jun 2000
£93,000
Versus other Wybridge homes
Fir Tree Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,718
Street avg £2,582
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Wybridge Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 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
36.5dB







