23 Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF
About 23 Trow Close
23 Trow Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3BF). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 363 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2012) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–197 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 27.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
23 Trow Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Trow Close 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
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.1% per year over 8 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: -2.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 2015Most recent
£105,000
-16.0%over 8 years20 December 2006
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3BF: £290,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in MK45 3BF
11 Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF
Sold May 2025
£290,0005 Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF
Sold Oct 2024
£290,0002 Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF
Sold Jul 2022
£420,00033 Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF
Sold Jan 2022
£492,50010 Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF
Sold Dec 2020
£267,500
Everything we know about 23 Trow Close, 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 Trow Close homes
EPC Rating for 23 Trow Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,113
Street avg £3,417
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
0.1 km
The Bell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cotton End Forest School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB