155a, High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
About 155a
155a is a detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3BA). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 21.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £435,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
155a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
155a has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2018PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Removal of existing bay window and erection of new single storey entrance porch.
Extension- Reference
- 18/00362/FUL
- Dec 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Removal of existing bay window and erection of new single storey front extension/porch.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02601/FUL
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3BA: £355,000 (2025–2021).
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
£285,000155 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
Sold Feb 2022
£565,000159 High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BA
Sold May 2021
£485,000
Everything we know about 155a, 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
CO₂ Emissions for 155a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,129
Street avg £3,088
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 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.
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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB