What type of property is 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR?

18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR?

18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR last sold for £194,995 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR?

The current EPC rating for 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR?

18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft). That makes it about 42% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in MK42 6FR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR located?

18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR sits in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

Is 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR 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 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR?

The closest primary school to 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR is Wixams Tree Primary Academy (338m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wixams Academy (295m).

What transport links are near 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR?

The closest bus stop to 18 Lakeside Drive, MK42 6FR is Brooklands Avenue, 612m away. The nearest rail option is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 2.6km away.

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18 Lakeside Drive, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FR

EPC B

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

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Overview

About 18 Lakeside Drive

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

18 Lakeside Drive is a mid-terrace house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6FR). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2017. The latest certificate (June 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97).

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 58 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2022 for £194,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

18 Lakeside Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Jun 2022

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 June 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Lakeside Drive, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Lakeside Drive has no planning applications on record.

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£212,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£194,995

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 June 2022Most recent
£194,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6FR: £362,900 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in MK42 6FR

On the street

Versus other Lakeside Drive homes

Four headline reads against 58 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Lakeside Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,239

Street avg £4,267

On par

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 3 years

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£201k

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MK42 6GQ

£238k

1 Dove Lane, Wixams

MK42 6BZ

£242k

1 Goldfinch Gardens, Wixams

MK42 6DH

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1 Green Lane, Wixams

MK42 6DA

£266k

1 Bluebird Gardens, Wixams

MK42 6AJ

£319k

1 Brambling Gardens, Wixams

MK42 6BN

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£326k

1 Fieldfare View, Wixams

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£330k

1 Greenside Close, Wixams

MK42 6DQ

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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.

Full Bedford report

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

Crime

424/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Brooklands Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Wixams Academy. 6 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 6FR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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