Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 7 Gales Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Gales Place is a semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3BS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
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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.
Current Certificate
Nov 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 November 2029
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 Gales Place 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.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 Gales Place has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3BS: £112,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK45 3BS
3 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS
Sold Oct 2025
£305,0002 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS
Sold Jan 2025
£300,0005 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS
Sold Dec 2022
£112,0006 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS
Sold Dec 2021
£96,0004 Gales Place, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BS
Sold Sept 2021
£90,000
Versus other Gales Place homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 7 Gales Place runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Bunkers Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cotton End Forest School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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 3BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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