Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started16e, Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1DS
1 planning record
About 16e
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16e is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 6 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 15th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 24 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 is 15.3% below the 2017 sale of £150,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 6)
Sept 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16e, Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2007New BuildConditionsGrant Permission
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)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16e's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2017)
£150,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashburnham Road homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 16e runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,885
Street avg £4,088
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 60 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16e, Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1DS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.