Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
15 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Council tax
Band D
About 15 Hermitage Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
15 Hermitage Gardens is a property in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AY). It has council tax band D.
It hasn't traded since November 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 15 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
15 Hermitage Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
15 Hermitage Gardens has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Last sold (1995)
£77,450
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 1995Most recent
£77,450
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
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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.
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
0.2 km
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cotton End Forest School. 3 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 3AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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