Smeaton Cottage, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
About Smeaton Cottage
Smeaton Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cardington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Smeaton 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
Smeaton Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£418,000
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
Everything we know about Smeaton Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cople Road homes
EPC Rating for Smeaton Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Cottage Farm Nursery — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB