What type of property is Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE?

Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE?

Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE last sold for £80,500 in November 2025. Before that, it sold for £77,000 in December 2023, so prices have been flat over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2023 and November 2025, Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE rose from £77,000 to £80,500, a change of £3,500. That works out to roughly +2.4% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE have?

The current EPC rating for Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE?

Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK42 6BE. Source: EPC Register.

How is Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE heated?

The latest EPC at Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE?

Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE located?

Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE sits in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE?

Police records around Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE?

The closest primary school to Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE is Lakeview School (193m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wixams Academy (643m).

How well connected is Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE?

The closest bus stop to Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE is Dove Lane, 114m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BE

EPC B

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About Flat 2

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

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6BE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 79 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (62–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £80,500 — fresh data. At 79 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 is 26.7% above the 2025 sale price.

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Risks

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Trends

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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

Bedrooms2

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Energy

Energy performance

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

Flat 2's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2020

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2020from Jul 2009

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

7%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 2, 169 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£102,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£80,500

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

12 November 2025Most recent
£80,500
+4.5%over 1 year
15 December 2023
£77,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in MK42 6BE: £66,000 (2022–2022).

Nearby sales in MK42 6BE

Flat 6, 169 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BE
Sold Nov 2022
£66,000

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On the street

Versus other Brooklands Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Flat 2 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

81 (B)

Street avg 84 (B)

Strongly below

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dove Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Lakeview School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 6BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 6BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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