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1 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£331,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£266,000)+24%
  • Against MK45 3AT's recent median (£231,500)+43%

Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
934 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£331,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£266,000)+24%
  • Against MK45 3AT's recent median (£231,500)+43%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Bunkers Drive is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 3AT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    87 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2010

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in MK45 3AT

    5 sales, median £231,500 (2025–2018)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Bunkers Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2016Most recent

    £266,000

    +61.2%over 4 years

  2. 2 September 2012

    £165,000

    +4.1%over 2 years

  3. 26 August 2010

    £158,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AT: £231,500 (2025–2018).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Bunkers Drive

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

1 Bunkers Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AT). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 934 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2010–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 24.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 86.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2016. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
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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.

1 Bunkers Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2020

Current Certificate
Jan 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 January 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT

1decisions16documents8nearby
  1. Jan 2018
    Change Of UseFull
    Outcome in report

    Change of use and enclosure of strip of amenity land for use as garden land

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    17/02703/FUL
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  • The 16 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Bunkers Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1 Bunkers Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,065

Street avg £3,087

On par

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.
Full Bedford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

181/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Bunkers Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Cotton End Forest School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Cotton End Forest SchoolPrimary430m
  • Shortstown Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
  • Wilstead Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Bunkers DriveBus stop21m
  • High RoadBus stop346m
  • The BellBus stop359m
  • The BellBus stop443m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences830 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour458 reports21%
  • Vehicle Crime187 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson149 reports7%

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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 MK45 3AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 3AT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

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

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Bunkers Drive is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 3AT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 1 Bunkers Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Bunkers Drive was lodged in January 2010 at band C and expired in January 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Bunkers Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK45 3AT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Bunkers Drive is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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