Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£861,000
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£861,000
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The estimate for Laburnam Cottage is modelled from its 229 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 3DA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
229 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in MK44 3DA
1 sale, median £670,000 (2020–2020)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
15 September 2025Most recent
£815,000
+64.6%over 11 years30 September 2013
£495,000
-1.0%over 6 years30 May 2007
£500,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in MK44 3DA: £670,000 (2020–2020).
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Laburnam Cottage is a detached house in Colesden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3DA). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £815,000. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year.
Laburnam Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 February 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Laburnam Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
90/mo
Falling 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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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
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