Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Dog Farm Bungalow is a detached house in Cople, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3TR). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
14 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 253 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (197 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Dog Farm Bungalow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Feb 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 February 2024
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
14 applications on record at Dog Farm Bungalow, Bedford Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TR
Extension and conversion of barns to form 2 dwellings with associated demolition of storage building and open shelter. Extension and alteration of bungalow to form 2 storey dwelling with erection of double garage.
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Dog Farm Bungalow has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£867,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 3TR: £590,000 (2025–2016).
4 Dog Farm Barns, Bedford Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TR
Sold Jun 2025
1 Dog Farm Barns, Bedford Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TR
Sold Sept 2017
2 Dog Farm Barns, Bedford Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TR
Sold Aug 2017
3 Dog Farm Barns, Bedford Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TR
Sold Aug 2016
Dog House, Bedford Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TR
Sold Sept 2011
Dog Farm Bungalow is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
253 m²
Street avg 206 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Octagon Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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