Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 1, 165 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DJ
EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
About Flat 1
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2024) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 86 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–89 m².
At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Flat 1's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 May 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2024from Aug 2011
Low Energy Lighting
6%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flat 1, 165 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Flat 1 has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Brooklands Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Flat 1 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 82 (B)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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.
Crime
424/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dove Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lakeview School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 6DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB
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80 dB
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