What type of property is 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS?

5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS?

5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS last sold for £112,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £70,000 in March 2008, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between March 2008 and December 2022, 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS rose from £70,000 to £112,000, a change of £42,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS?

The current EPC rating for 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in August 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS?

5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS?

5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS located?

5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS sits in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK45 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS?

Police records around 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS?

The closest primary school to 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS is Cotton End Forest School (477m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS?

The closest bus stop to 5 Gales Place, MK45 3BS is Bunkers Drive, 124m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Gales Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Gales Place is a semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3BS). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.

Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 30.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £112,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

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 Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Gales Place has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£146,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£112,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2022Most recent
£112,000
+60.0%over 14 years
14 March 2008
£70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3BS: £225,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in MK45 3BS

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On the street

Versus other Gales Place homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Gales Place is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,623

Street avg £2,600

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

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.

Full Bedford report

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

Bunkers Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Cotton End Forest School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 3BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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