HAWTHORN COTTAGE, SPRING LANE, YIELDEN, BEDFORD, MK44 1AT - £415,000

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

HAWTHORN COTTAGE is a small extended detached house of 118m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £505,861. It was last sold for £415,000 in July 2020, which was around 7% below the average July 2020 detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2018, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was A.

HAWTHORN COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for HAWTHORN COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Bedford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three HAWTHORN COTTAGE 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 1 JUL	£415,000	£444,904	7% below HPI
2014 14 APR	£260,000	£315,832	18% below HPI
2013 30 AUG	£193,000	£302,356	36% below HPI

HAWTHORN COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Bedford local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three HAWTHORN COTTAGE sales between August 2013 and July 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 April 2014 sale was for 18% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 18% below the HPI over time, until the July 2020 sale, where it rises to 7% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 7% below the HPI.

What might HAWTHORN COTTAGE be worth now?

HAWTHORN COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £505,861.

This is based on house price inflation of 21.9%, between July 2020 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Bedford local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 21.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for HAWTHORN COTTAGE of £415,000 on 1st July 2020. For the value to have increased from £415,000 to £505,861 over the three years and seven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of HAWTHORN COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Bedford local authority area.
• The July 2020 sale price of £415,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of HAWTHORN COTTAGE has not materially changed since July 2020.

How Large is HAWTHORN COTTAGE?

HAWTHORN COTTAGE is 118m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2018. This puts it in the smallest 30% of detached houses houses in Yelden, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Yelden, and where HAWTHORN COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 21% of detached houses houses are smaller than HAWTHORN COTTAGE, and 79% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Yelden.

HAWTHORN COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

HAWTHORN COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.063 of an acre, or 253m². The below map shows the location of HAWTHORN COTTAGE, 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 HAWTHORN COTTAGE). 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 HAWTHORN COTTAGE?

HAWTHORN COTTAGE is located on SPRING LANE in YIELDEN, in the MK44 postcode district. The below map shows the position of HAWTHORN COTTAGE on SPRING LANE.