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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Planning history
Smeaton Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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
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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
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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB