Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
44 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 44 Hillesden Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
44 Hillesden Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9YX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 84 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 39 EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 125.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £369,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Sept 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 September 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 44 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a single-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 44 Hillesden Avenue in 2022.
1 application on record at 44 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
1decisions1extensions10documents8nearby
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
First floor side extension and single storey side/rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02595/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
44 Hillesden Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2022)
£369,950
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£369,950
+410.3%over 25 years13 May 1997
£72,500
+10.7%over 2 years24 February 1995
£65,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9YX: £315,000 (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
£275,00043 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
Sold Oct 2022
£315,000
Versus other Hillesden Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
44 Hillesden Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,404
Street avg £3,085
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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Crime
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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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Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB
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