4 Cosmic Avenue, Bedford, MK42 9RP
About 4 Cosmic Avenue
4 Cosmic Avenue is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 9RP). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Cosmic Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- 15/00201/FUL
- Aug 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension.
- Agent
- A L Designs
- Reference
- 14/01481/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Cosmic Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Cosmic Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9RP: £265,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in MK42 9RP
Everything we know about 4 Cosmic Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cosmic Avenue homes
4 Cosmic Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cosmic Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Camestone School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB