40 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
About 40 Bunkers Drive
40 Bunkers Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AT). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 677 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 63 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 29.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
40 Bunkers Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Bunkers Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 40 Bunkers Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
40 Bunkers Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 20 years.
£187,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2016Most recent
£187,000
+48.4%over 10 years21 May 2006
£126,000
+20.0%over 1 year8 December 2004
£105,000
+147.1%over 6 years27 February 1998
£42,500
+11.8%over 1 year30 May 1996
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AT: £231,500 (2025–2017).
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
£260,00014 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
Sold Sept 2017
£215,0001 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AT
Sold Dec 2016
£266,000
Everything we know about 40 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
40 Bunkers Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,971
Street avg £3,099
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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