What type of property is 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU?

17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU sell for?

17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU last sold for £230,000 in August 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £64,000 in November 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between November 1997 and August 2015, 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU rose from £64,000 to £230,000, a change of £166,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU?

The current EPC rating for 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in May 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU?

17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK45 3AU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU have?

17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in April 2016. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU?

17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU located?

17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU sits in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK45 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU?

Police records around 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU?

The closest primary school to 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU is Cotton End Forest School (289m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU?

The closest bus stop to 17 Meeting Close, MK45 3AU is High Road, 132m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Meeting Close

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

17 Meeting Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 49.1% above the 2015 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2025

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apr 2016
RenovationFull
In report
Replacement roof to front and side and internal alterations
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
16/00705/FUL
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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.

17 Meeting Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£343,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£230,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

16 August 2015Most recent
£230,000
+105.4%over 13 years
6 May 2002
£112,000
+75.0%over 4 years
18 November 1997
£64,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AU: £360,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in MK45 3AU

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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.

17 Meeting Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,840

Street avg £2,786

Strongly below

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed2 bath

£426k

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3 bed2 bath

£384k

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2 bed2 bath

£302k

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2 bed

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.

Full Bedford report

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.

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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· 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

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