17 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT
About 17 Ashdale Avenue
17 Ashdale Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1372 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 69.1% above the 2011 sale of £216,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 17 Ashdale Avenue
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
17 Ashdale 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Ashdale Avenue has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension with new pitched roof over garage.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00578/FUL
What's in 17 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Ashdale Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 5 years.
£216,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2011Most recent
£216,500
+35.3%over 4 years24 March 2006
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8NT: £330,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in MK42 8NT
7 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT
Sold Dec 2024
£431,0009 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT
Sold May 2024
£330,0003 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT
Sold Jan 2024
£380,00027 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT
Sold Oct 2023
£320,00031 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT
Sold Jul 2023
£246,000
Everything we know about 17 Ashdale Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Ashdale Avenue homes
17 Ashdale Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,699
Street avg £2,902
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Dunkirk Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Camestone School. 23 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
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB