14 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
About 14 Bunkers Drive
14 Bunkers Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AT). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
9 years since the last transfer (September 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 13.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 145.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Bunkers Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for single storey rear extension(s) between 3 and 6 metres depth. This is not a planning application because it relates to development that is permitted by Government Regulation. It will not therefore be reported to the Planning Committee but considered by officers under delegated powers. Only objections from adjoining neighbours can be considered.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02420/HPN
- Oct 2017OutlineIn report
Certificate to confirm that details submitted do not require planning permission (Garage conversion).
Retrospective- Reference
- 17/02901/LDP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 14 Bunkers Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 19 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
10 September 2017Most recent
£215,000
+302.9%over 9 years22 April 2008
£53,366
+12.3%over 9 years26 November 1998
£47,500
-8.7%29 June 1998
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AT: £235,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in MK45 3AT
50 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
Sold Jan 2025
£235,00034 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
Sold Mar 2023
£231,50017 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
Sold Apr 2018
£260,0001 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
Sold Dec 2016
£266,00040 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
Sold Aug 2016
£187,000
Everything we know about 14 Bunkers Drive, 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 Bunkers Drive homes
On price per m², 14 Bunkers Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,574
Street avg £2,870
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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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
2/mo
Steady 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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB