Holly Cottage, Chawston Lane, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BH
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a detached house in Chawston, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 28.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (172 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Holly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Holly Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 - Group of Willows - Pollard to previous points, at approx 4m from ground level.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02665/TPO
- May 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
2 Ash - fell 1 Ash - reduce 1 stem by 40%.
- Reference
- 13/00643/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Holly Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3BH: £400,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in MK44 3BH
Spinney View Farm, Chawston Lane, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BH
Sold Sept 2025
£1,250,000The Bungalow, Chawston Lane, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BH
Sold Jun 2023
£352,000Hoxham Lodge, Chawston Lane, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BH
Sold Dec 2022
£400,000Sunrise, Chawston Lane, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BH
Sold Jun 2019
£660,000Wycombe House, Chawston Lane, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BH
Sold Mar 2018
£300,000
Everything we know about Holly Cottage, in one report
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
Versus other Chawston Lane homes
Holly Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 172 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Colesden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Roxton Church of England Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB