What kind of home is 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL?

8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL sell for?

8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL last sold for £395,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £305,000 in September 2014. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL?

Across 3 sales between September 2014 and August 2021, 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL rose from £305,000 to £395,000, a change of £90,000. That works out to roughly +3.8% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in September 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL?

8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK42 6DL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL use?

The latest EPC at 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL in?

8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL sits in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL?

Police records around 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL 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.

What schools are near 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL?

The closest primary school to 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL is Wixams Tree Primary Academy (243m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wixams Academy (357m).

What transport links are near 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL?

The closest bus stop to 8 Avocet Road, MK42 6DL is Dove Lane, 207m away. The nearest rail option is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 2.8km away.

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8 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 8 Avocet Road

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

8 Avocet Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6DL). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Sold August 2021 for £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Avocet Road'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 09 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Avocet Road 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.

8 Avocet Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£403,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£395,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

10 August 2021Most recent
£395,000
+10.3%over 5 years
13 July 2016
£358,000
+17.4%over 1 year
24 September 2014
£305,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6DL: £327,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in MK42 6DL

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On the street

Versus other Avocet Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Avocet Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,062

Street avg £2,844

Above

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Bedford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Dove Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Wixams Tree Primary Academy. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 6DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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