29 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NT
About 29 Ashdale Avenue
29 Ashdale Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 124 m² it's 28.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 is 29% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £335,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
29 Ashdale Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2020Most recent
£335,000
+63.8%over 13 years2 May 2007
£204,500
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
29 Ashdale Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,702
Street avg £2,811
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB