21 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3QJ
About 21 Bushmead Avenue
21 Bushmead Avenue is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 3QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 70 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (70–235 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 21 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3QJ
- Jan 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
2 Goat willows - fell 1 False acacia - crown reduce by 25%
- Reference
- 11/02523/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentNov 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
21 Bushmead Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£225,000
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 3QJ: £400,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in MK40 3QJ
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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
Goldington Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Castle Newnham School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB