1 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GD
About 1 Beauvais Avenue
1 Beauvais Avenue is a semi-detached house in Shortstown, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 0GD). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1049 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2011) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 61 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 25.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2022 for £175,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Beauvais Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Beauvais Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Beauvais Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 March 2022Most recent
£175,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0GD: £190,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in MK42 0GD
66 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GD
Sold Sept 2025
£332,00037 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GD
Sold Sept 2025
£331,00046 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GD
Sold Jul 2025
£190,00018 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GD
Sold May 2025
£95,00020 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GD
Sold Dec 2024
£120,250
Everything we know about 1 Beauvais Avenue, 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 Beauvais Avenue homes
1 Beauvais Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,802
Street avg £2,549
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 8 years
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Potter Meadows — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shortstown Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB