13 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
About 13 Hermitage Gardens
13 Hermitage Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 sits 79.5% above the 2014 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 85.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in November 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
13 Hermitage Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Hermitage Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00020/LDP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 13 Hermitage Gardens
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 19 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2014Most recent
£215,000
+230.8%over 18 years20 March 1996
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AY: £400,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in MK45 3AY
7 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Sold Jan 2025
£500,00020 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Sold Jun 2024
£380,00016 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Sold May 2022
£400,00026 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Sold Dec 2021
£475,00014 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Sold Jan 2020
£313,000
Everything we know about 13 Hermitage Gardens, 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 Hermitage Gardens homes
13 Hermitage Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,287
Street avg £3,598
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cotton End Forest School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB