SWAN COTTAGE, HIGH STREET, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9XU - £299,000

Based on the December 2024 Price Paid Data (released on 29th January 2025), the November 2024 House Price Index (released on 15th January 2025), and the December 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 31st January 2025). Sources

SWAN COTTAGE is a very small detached house of 69m². It was last sold for £299,000 in January 2017, which was around 32% below the average January 2017 detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2015, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was A.

SWAN COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for SWAN COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Bedford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two SWAN 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
2017 30 JAN	£299,000	£439,022	32% below HPI
2016 22 JAN	£275,000	£393,742	30% below HPI

SWAN 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 two SWAN COTTAGE sales from January 2016 and January 2017 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 January 2016 sale was for 30% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 30% below the HPI over time, until the January 2017 sale, where it falls to 32% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 32% below the HPI.

How Large is SWAN COTTAGE?

SWAN COTTAGE is 69m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2015. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in Bedford, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Bedford, and where SWAN COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 3% of detached houses are smaller than SWAN COTTAGE, and 97% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Bedford.

SWAN COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

SWAN COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.056 of an acre, or 228m². The below map shows the location of SWAN 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 SWAN 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 SWAN COTTAGE?

SWAN COTTAGE is located on HIGH STREET in ELSTOW, in the MK42 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SWAN COTTAGE on HIGH STREET.