25 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT
About 25 Ashdale Avenue
25 Ashdale Avenue is a semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2002 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 105.9% above the 2002 sale of £219,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 37.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
25 Ashdale Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Ashdale Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
25 Ashdale Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£219,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2002Most recent
£219,995
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
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Versus other Ashdale Avenue homes
Price per m² for 25 Ashdale Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,358
Street avg £2,933
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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