Clare Cottage, Chawston Lane, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BH

Clare Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Chawston, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2906 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 270 m² the property is well over the postcode median (172 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 71.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,225,000 sits 853.3% above the 1998 sale of £128,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 73.5% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused.