85 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AX
About 85 High Road
85 High Road is a semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AX). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
85 High Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
85 High Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 85 High Road
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
85 High Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AX: £212,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK45 3AX
83 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AX
Sold Nov 2025
£355,000Flat D, 115 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AX
Sold Sept 2025
£204,00099 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AX
Sold Oct 2022
£212,50093 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AX
Sold May 2022
£262,000Flat B, 115 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AX
Sold Mar 2022
£155,000
Everything we know about 85 High Road, 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 High Road homes
On epc rating, 85 High Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB