7 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
About 7 Meeting Close
7 Meeting Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 84 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 143.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £360,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
7 Meeting Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Meeting Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Meeting Close
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
7 Meeting Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 2024Most recent
£360,000
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
£360,00016 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold Jul 2024
£390,00024 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold Sept 2022
£330,00012 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold May 2021
£395,0006 Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AU
Sold Feb 2019
£170,000
Everything we know about 7 Meeting Close, 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 Meeting Close homes
On price per m², 7 Meeting Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £2,542
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.1 km
High Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cotton End Forest School. 4 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
38.7dB