Rose Cottage Farm, Hatch Lane, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2JQ
About Rose Cottage Farm
Rose Cottage Farm is a detached house in Keysoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2022–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £561,000 is 23.3% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £455,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rose Cottage Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Rose Cottage Farm.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension, pitched roof over garage and associated alterations
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02439/FUL
- May 2017Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Prior notification for change of use from an Agricultural building to a dwellinghouse(s) (Use Class C3). This is not a planning application because it relates to development that is permitted by Government Regulation. It will not therefore be reported to the Planning Committee but considered by officers under delegated powers. Comments received will be considered but if notification of a decision is not made to the Applicant within 56 days of the date of registration of the proposal, it can proceed. If Officers confirm that the development can proceed, it must be completed within a period of 3 years starting with the prior approval date.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01020/CPNQ
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Sales history & valuation
Rose Cottage Farm changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 1 year.
£455,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
17 August 2022Most recent
£455,000
+6.8%over 6 months9 February 2022
£426,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in MK44 2JQ: £250,000 (2017–2017).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Keysoe Row West — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Kymbrook Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB