Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Jubilee Cottages, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About 1 Jubilee Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Jubilee Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cardington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 121), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 December 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2017from Nov 2012
Hot Water
AverageVery Poor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Jubilee Cottages, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Jubilee Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Jubilee Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£249,000
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 3SH: £638,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in MK44 3SH
300 Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold May 2023
£640,000Meadow View, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Oct 2019
£630,000Home House, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold May 2019
£870,000299 Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Sept 2015
£638,000Longfield House, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Sept 2011
£480,000
Versus other Cople Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 1 Jubilee Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
90/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cottage Farm Nursery — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 3SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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