1 White House Farm Cottages, Begwary, Bedford, MK44 2NX
About 1 White House Farm Cottages
1 White House Farm Cottages is a detached house in Begwary, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2NX). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 28.7% below the 2024 sale of £450,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £450,000 in August 2024.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 1 White House Farm Cottages, Begwary, Bedford, MK44 2NX
- Jan 2008AmendmentOutcome in report
Use of land for the flying of model aircraft.
- Reference
- 07/03361/LDE
- More recent applications — locked
- New BuildOct 2010Decision
- AmendmentNov 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2024Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2NX: £440,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in MK44 2NX
Lower Goodwick Farm, Grain Barn, Begwary, Bedford, MK44 2NX
Sold Dec 2022
£682,000Lower Goodwick Farm, The Drying Barn, Begwary, Bedford, MK44 2NX
Sold Sept 2021
£440,0001 Ward Cottages, Begwary, Bedford, MK44 2NX
Sold Apr 2020
£240,000Lower Goodwick Farm, Begwary, Bedford, MK44 2NX
Sold Apr 2020
£670,5002 Ward Cottages, Begwary, Bedford, MK44 2NX
Sold Sept 2005
£172,500
Versus the street
On years held, 1 White House Farm Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,114
Street avg £3,471
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.8 km
Village Centre — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







