Colesden Lodge Cottage, Colesden, Bedford, MK44 3DA
About Colesden Lodge Cottage
Colesden Lodge Cottage is a detached house in Colesden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3DA). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £799,000 is 19.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2020 for £670,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Colesden Lodge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Colesden Lodge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£799,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£670,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2020Most recent
£670,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in MK44 3DA: £500,000 (2025–2007).
Nearby sales in MK44 3DA
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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
1.5 km
Homefield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Roxton Church of England Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB