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1 Church Farm Cottages, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LH

2 planning records
Bedrooms
6
Council tax
Band E
Overview

About 1 Church Farm Cottages

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

1 Church Farm Cottages is a six-bedroom property in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LH). It has council tax band E.

Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.7% per year. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms6
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

No EPC on record

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church Farm Cottages, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Church Farm Cottages.

  1. Sept 2003
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Full: Two storey side extension and conservatory.

    Extension
    Reference
    MB/03/01524/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2003
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Full: Two storey side extension.

    Reference
    MB/03/00894/FULL
    View planning record
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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.

Price for 1 Church Farm Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Last sold (2006)

£290,000

Growth on file: 17.7% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 March 2006Most recent

    £290,000

    +480.0%over 10 years
  2. 13 June 1995

    £50,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in MK45 3LH: £322,500 (2022–2021).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Houghton Conquest Lower School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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