Aubretia Cottage, Colesden Road, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BS
About Aubretia Cottage
Aubretia Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Chawston, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3BS). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £285,000 — fresh data. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 22.1% above the 2025 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Aubretia Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Planning history
Aubretia Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 21 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
3 June 2025Most recent
£285,000
+50.0%over 20 years6 October 2004
£190,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in MK44 3BS: £1,300,000 (2007–2007).
Nearby sales in MK44 3BS
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- 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
0.6 km
Colesden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Roxton Church of England Academy. 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB