Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£420,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£400,000)+5%
- Against MK45 3AY's recent median (£380,000)+11%
Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£420,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£400,000)+5%
- Against MK45 3AY's recent median (£380,000)+11%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Hermitage Gardens is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 3AY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
82 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2013
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in MK45 3AY
5 sales, median £380,000 (2025–2014)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Hermitage Gardens has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Sales timeline
18 May 2022Most recent
£400,000
+86.1%over 8 years29 May 2013
£214,950
+83.7%over 11 years3 June 2001
£117,000
+56.0%over 6 years24 April 1995
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3AY: £380,000 (2025–2014).
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
£380,00026 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Sold Dec 2021
£475,00014 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Sold Jan 2020
£313,0003 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY
Sold Dec 2014
£282,000
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 16 Hermitage Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Hermitage Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 300.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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 08 Mar 2023
Current Certificate
Mar 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 March 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Hermitage Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Hermitage Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Hermitage Gardens outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,878
Street avg £3,310
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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.
Nearest schools
- Cotton End Forest SchoolPrimary283m
- Shortstown Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
- Wilstead Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- The BellBus stop152m
- The BellBus stop311m
- Old Lower SchoolBus stop318m
- Bunkers DriveBus stop449m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences830 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour458 reports21%
- Vehicle Crime187 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson149 reports7%
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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
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Hermitage Gardens is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 3AY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 16 Hermitage Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Hermitage Gardens was lodged in March 2013 at band D and expired in March 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Hermitage Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK45 3AY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Hermitage Gardens is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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