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12 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Meeting Close

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

12 Meeting Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 24.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £395,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2015
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, front porch and canopy roof.

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    15/01571/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Meeting Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£492,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£395,000

Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 May 2021Most recent

    £395,000

    +240.5%over 9 years
  2. 3 May 2012

    £116,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AU: £360,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Meeting Close homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 12 Meeting Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,548

Street avg £2,715

On par

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par
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.

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

0.1 km

High Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Cotton End Forest School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.