8 Balmoral Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2PT
About 8 Balmoral Avenue
8 Balmoral Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 2PT). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £900,000 in February 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
8 Balmoral Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 8 Balmoral Avenue.
3 applications on record at 8 Balmoral Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2PT
- Jun 2003ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- 03/00961/LDP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2014Decision
- ExtensionOct 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Balmoral Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£852,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 21 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
8 February 2022Most recent
£900,000
+108.1%over 9 years16 November 2012
£432,500
+5.5%over 4 years17 December 2007
£410,000
+9.3%over 1 year3 October 2006
£375,000
+66.7%over 5 years12 July 2001
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 2PT: £550,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK40 2PT
Versus other Balmoral Avenue homes
8 Balmoral Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,018
Street avg £3,312
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Balmoral Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Castle Newnham School. 25 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







