12 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
About 12 Meeting Close
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 £440,000 is 11.4% 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 February 2031
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
- Aug 2015PorchFullOutcome 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
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Meeting Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 9 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2021Most recent
£395,000
+240.5%over 9 years3 May 2012
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AU: £360,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in MK45 3AU
22 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold Jan 2025
£360,0007 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold Oct 2024
£360,00016 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold Jul 2024
£390,00024 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold Sept 2022
£330,0006 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold Feb 2019
£170,000
Versus other Meeting Close homes
Floor Area for 12 Meeting Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,548
Street avg £2,715
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
181/mo
Falling 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
A Local Area 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
38.7dB







