Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Rookery Cottage, City Lane, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LE
5 planning records
Estimated value
£349,000
- Since the 2000 sale (£87,500)+299%
- Against MK44 2LE's recent median (£353,000)-1%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£349,000
- Against its 2000 sale (£87,500)+299%
- Against MK44 2LE's recent median (£353,000)-1%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Rookery Cottage is modelled from its 80 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 2LE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
80 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2000
Recent sales in MK44 2LE
5 sales, median £353,000 (2024–2001)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 5 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rookery Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Sales timeline
15 August 2000Most recent
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2LE: £353,000 (2024–2001).
Nearby sales in MK44 2LE
City Farm, City Lane, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LE
Sold Oct 2024
£1,250,000Green Acres, City Lane, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LE
Sold Sept 2018
£655,000Hunters Moon, City Lane, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LE
Sold Sept 2014
£353,0002 City Lane, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LE
Sold May 2004
£249,000The Old Barn, City Lane, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LE
Sold Feb 2001
£320,000
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Rookery Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rookery Cottage is a detached house in Colmworth, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since August 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 298.9% above the 2000 sale of £87,500. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 March 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rookery Cottage, City Lane, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Rookery Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
5 applications on record at Rookery Cottage, City Lane, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LE
5decisions10documents3nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- May 2003Solar PanelsHeritageOutcome in report
Replacement door and windows. Install solar collector panel on south facing roof slope (garden elevation).
New Windows- Reference
- 03/00697/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsDec 2007Decision
- RenovationOct 2007Decision
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
90/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Little Staughton Road — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Little Staughton RoadBus stop89m
- Queens RoadBus stop314m
- St Denys's ChurchBus stop573m
- CrossroadsBus stop922m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences553 reports44%
- Anti-social Behaviour225 reports18%
- Criminal Damage & Arson100 reports8%
- Other Theft95 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 2LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Rookery Cottage is modelled from its 80 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 2LE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Rookery Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Rookery Cottage was lodged in March 2020 at band E and is valid until March 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to Rookery Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from MK44 2LE. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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