What type of property is 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL?

4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL sell for?

4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL last sold for £475,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £95,000 in November 1998, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL?

Across 2 sales between November 1998 and July 2022, 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL rose from £95,000 to £475,000, a change of £380,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL?

4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (1,496 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL?

4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL is in council tax band D.

Where is 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL located?

4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL sits in Shortstown, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

What is crime like near 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL?

Police records around 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL show an average of 424 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL?

The closest primary school to 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL is Shortstown Primary School (350m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bedford Academy (1.6km).

How well connected is 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL?

The closest bus stop to 4 Brancker Avenue, MK42 0UL is Brancker Avenue, 79m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Brancker Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0UL

Extendable

Estimated value

£510,000

Since the 2022 sale (£475,000)+7%
Against MK42 0UL's recent median (£230,000)+122%

Newest record on this page: August 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

139 m²

1496 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£510,000

Against its 2022 sale (£475,000)+7%
Against MK42 0UL's recent median (£230,000)+122%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Brancker Avenue is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 0UL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
139 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in MK42 0UL
5 sales, median £230,000 (2022–2007)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 4 Brancker Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

24 July 2022Most recent
£475,000
+400.0%over 23 years
19 November 1998
£95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0UL: £230,000 (2022–2007).

Nearby sales in MK42 0UL

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 4 Brancker Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0UL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 4 Brancker Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Brancker Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Shortstown, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 0UL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 101.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 March 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Brancker Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0UL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Brancker Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Brancker Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 4 Brancker Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,417

Street avg £2,442

Above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

On par

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.

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Crime

424/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Brancker Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Shortstown Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Shortstown Primary SchoolPrimary350m
Bedford AcademySecondary1.6km
King's Oak Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
Cotton End Forest SchoolPrimary1.9km

Nearest stops

Brancker AvenueBus stop79m
Concorde CloseBus stop119m
Halifax RoadBus stop204m
Blenheim RoadBus stop239m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,356 reports35%
Anti-social Behaviour1,049 reports15%
Shoplifting807 reports12%
Public Order518 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 0UL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 0UL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 4 Brancker Avenue is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 0UL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 4 Brancker Avenue. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Brancker Avenue was lodged in March 2022 at band C and is valid until March 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 Brancker Avenue. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK42 0UL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 4 Brancker Avenue is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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