16b, Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1DS
About 16b
16b is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Main heating runs on electricity. At 51 m² this is the 11th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Energy performance
16b ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 16b, Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1DS
- Jan 2007New BuildConditionsOutcome in report
Demolition of existing garage and construction of 16 2-bed flats with parking and ancillary works. Discharge of condition 9 of planning permission 03/02497/FUL - (contamination)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/03333/AOC
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Sales history & valuation
16b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 MK40 1DS: £174,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in MK40 1DS
Versus other Ashburnham Road homes
On epc rating, 16b stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bedford Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Priory Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB