1 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
About 1 Hillesden Avenue
1 Hillesden Avenue is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9YX). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
It hasn't traded since October 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 sits 116.1% above the 2000 sale of £145,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 58 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 39 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Valid until 30 October 2029
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
- Mar 2004FullOutcome in report
Retention of garage.
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00501/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionMay 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Hillesden Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 2000Most recent
£145,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9YX: £325,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK42 9YX
60 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
Sold Jul 2025
£325,0008 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
Sold Aug 2024
£275,00033 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
Sold May 2024
£390,00068 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
Sold Sept 2023
£275,00044 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
Sold Dec 2022
£369,950
Versus other Hillesden Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Hillesden Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,513
Street avg £3,148
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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Crime
424/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Progress Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Elstow School. 23 schools nearby.
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