17 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
About 17 Bunkers Drive
17 Bunkers Drive is a semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AT). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 29.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
17 Bunkers Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Bunkers Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 April 2018Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AT: £231,500 (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
£231,50014 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
Sold Sept 2017
£215,0001 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 17 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
Floor Area for 17 Bunkers Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,574
Street avg £3,156
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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