1 The Avenue, Bedford, MK40 1EF
About 1 The Avenue
1 The Avenue is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in August 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 389.7% above the 1995 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 86.4% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
1 The Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2026
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Planning history
1 The Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 The Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£87,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 1995Most recent
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1EF: £325,000 (2021–2007).
Versus other The Avenue homes
1 The Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
225 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
Bedford Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Priory Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB