5 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AX
About 5 Brooklands Avenue
5 Brooklands Avenue is a detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6AX). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1985 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2010) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 37.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 33.6% below the postcode norm. Last sold in December 2015, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Brooklands 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Brooklands Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Brooklands 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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Brooklands Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£312,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 December 2015Most recent
£312,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6AX: £320,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in MK42 6AX
31 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AX
Sold May 2025
£268,00055 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AX
Sold Oct 2024
£327,50083 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AX
Sold Jun 2024
£320,00035 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AX
Sold Feb 2024
£270,0003 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AX
Sold Dec 2023
£425,000
Everything we know about 5 Brooklands 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Brooklands Avenue homes
On price per m², 5 Brooklands Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,692
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 8 years
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1 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams
MK42 6AX
1 Blackbird Close, Wixams
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wilstead Industrial Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lakeview School. 11 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
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB