5, RAILWAY COTTAGES, STATION ROAD, OAKLEY, BEDFORD, MK43 7RF - £255,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

5 RAILWAY COTTAGES is a very small extended semi-detached house of 81m², built sometime before 1900. It was last sold for £255,000 in December 2020, which was around 8% below the average December 2020 semi-detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2019, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

5 RAILWAY COTTAGES Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Bedford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2020 22 DEC	£255,000	£275,808	8% below HPI
2014 10 FEB	£174,000	£184,904	6% below HPI
2012 2 AUG	£166,000	£175,646	5% below HPI

5 RAILWAY COTTAGES Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Bedford local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES sales between August 2012 and December 2020 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the February 2014 sale was for 6% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 6% below the HPI over time, until the December 2020 sale, where it falls to 8% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 8% below the HPI.

How Large is 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES?

5 RAILWAY COTTAGES is 81m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2019. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Oakley, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Oakley, and where 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES lies on this distribution: 5% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES, and 95% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Oakley.

5 RAILWAY COTTAGES: Plot and Title Map

5 RAILWAY COTTAGES sits on a plot of roughly 0.027 of an acre, or 108m². The below map shows the location of 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES?

5 RAILWAY COTTAGES is located on STATION ROAD in OAKLEY, in the MK43 postcode district. The below map shows the position of 5 RAILWAY COTTAGES on STATION ROAD.