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About 38 Goldington Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
38 Goldington Avenue is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 is 16.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold March 2022 for £620,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
38 Goldington Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 38 Goldington Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 38 Goldington Avenue was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullRefuse Permission
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single story rear extension with roof terrace, rear dormer and outbuilding in rear garden.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 38 Goldington Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2022)
£620,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Goldington Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 38 Goldington Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,638
Street avg £3,316
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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.
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
0.2 km
Goldington Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 3BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 56 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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