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Vicarage Cottage, Church Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HD

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Vicarage Cottage

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

Vicarage Cottage is a semi-detached house in Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5HD). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).

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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.

Vicarage Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Vicarage Cottage, Church Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Vicarage Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/23/00330/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.

Vicarage Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£569,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 5HD: £925,000 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Vicarage Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

50 (E)

Street avg 67 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 206 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below
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.

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

0.3 km

Greenfield Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Greenfield CofE VC Lower School. 5 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 5HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 5HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 5HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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