Ashleigh Court, Flat 9, Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DG
About Ashleigh Court
Ashleigh Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Ashleigh Court, where floor areas span 42–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 10 units on file.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £127,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 4 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. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 12.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 53.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Ashleigh Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Ashleigh Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Ashleigh Court
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Ashleigh Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 16 years.
£127,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2021Most recent
£127,000
-4.2%over 3 years1 June 2017
£132,500
+38.0%over 2 years10 July 2014
£96,000
-7.7%over 9 years24 March 2005
£104,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0DG: £155,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK42 0DG
Ashleigh Court, Flat 2, Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DG
Sold Jul 2024
£155,000Ashleigh Court, Flat 11, Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DG
Sold Aug 2023
£181,000Ashleigh Court, Flat 7, Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DG
Sold Feb 2023
£178,000Ashleigh Court, Flat 12, Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DG
Sold Mar 2022
£140,000Ashleigh Court, Flat 8, Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DG
Sold Nov 2019
£125,000
Everything we know about Ashleigh Court, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cardington Road homes
Ashleigh Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,953
Street avg £2,331
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Fenlake Anchor — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
King's Oak Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB