44 Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YX
About 44 Hillesden Avenue
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.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 44 Hillesden Avenue in 2022.
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullIn 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
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 44 Hillesden 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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
44 Hillesden Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 28 years.
£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
Everything we know about 44 Hillesden 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Hillesden Avenue homes
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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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB