1 Wheatsheaf Cottages, Wilden Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2NJ
About 1 Wheatsheaf Cottages
1 Wheatsheaf Cottages is a detached house in Colmworth, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 246 m² (around 2648 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since October 1998 — that's 28 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 £750,000 sits 971.4% above the 1998 sale of £70,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Wheatsheaf Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Wheatsheaf Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Wheatsheaf Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£750,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£70,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 October 1998Most recent
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2NJ: £436,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in MK44 2NJ
Rose Cottage, Wilden Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2NJ
Sold Nov 2022
£755,0002 Wheatsheaf Cottages, Wilden Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2NJ
Sold Sept 2017
£530,000Top Farm House, Wilden Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2NJ
Sold Mar 2011
£380,000Thatched Cottage, Wilden Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2NJ
Sold Oct 2000
£127,000Wheatsheaf Farm, Wilden Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2NJ
Sold Feb 1998
£216,000
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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
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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
0.3 km
Wilden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Wilden CofE VA Primary School. 1 school 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
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB