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Stationmasters Cottage, Old Station Court, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3PN

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Stationmasters Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Stationmasters Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blunham, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3PN). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £487,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Stationmasters Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Stationmasters Cottage, Old Station Court, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Stationmasters Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

2 applications on record at Stationmasters Cottage, Old Station Court, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3PN

2decisions2extensions2nearby
  1. Jan 2006
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Full: Conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Reference
    MB/05/01964/FULL
    Full record in report
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Stationmasters Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£492,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£487,500

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 February 2022Most recent

    £487,500

    +153.2%over 17 years
  2. 4 July 2004

    £192,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3PN: £550,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Old Station Court homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Stationmasters Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,585

Street avg £2,971

Above

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 164 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Stationmasters Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

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

0.1 km

Old Station Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

John Donne Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 3PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK44 3PN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK44 3PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Stationmasters Cottage, Old Station Court, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3PN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.