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19 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
86 m²
928 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 19 Ashdale Avenue

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

19 Ashdale Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 928 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 115.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £360,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • 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.

19 Ashdale Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2015
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension and garage conversion.

    Extension
    Reference
    15/01004/FUL
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What's in 19 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

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

£432,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£360,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 January 2021Most recent

    £360,000

    +65.1%over 1 year
  2. 23 May 2019

    £218,000

    +1.4%over 12 years
  3. 6 July 2006

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8NT: £330,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Ashdale Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

19 Ashdale Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,178

Street avg £2,677

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 8NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 8NT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 8NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 19 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.