155 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
About 155 High Road
155 High Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3BA). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 11% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £565,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
155 High Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 155 High Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 22 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2022Most recent
£565,000
+182.5%over 21 years7 August 2000
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3BA: £355,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in MK45 3BA
121 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
Sold Mar 2025
£355,000135 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
Sold Dec 2024
£305,000143 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
Sold Mar 2023
£285,000159 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
Sold May 2021
£485,000155a, High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
Sold Dec 2020
£435,000
Everything we know about 155 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 floor area, 155 High Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,054
Street avg £3,094
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.0 km
High Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cotton End Forest School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB