Philip Larkin House 8 10, Apartment 3, The Avenue, Bedford, MK40 1EF
About Philip Larkin House 8 10
Philip Larkin House 8 10 is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 37 m² this is the 8th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Philip Larkin House 8 10, where floor areas span 33–49 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 37 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Philip Larkin House 8 10 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
Philip Larkin House 8 10 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£142,000
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 1EF: £325,000 (2021–2007).
Versus other The Avenue homes
EPC Rating for Philip Larkin House 8 10 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 39 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB