What kind of home is 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY?

12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY sell for?

12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY last sold for £325,000 in October 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £69,950 in July 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY?

Across 3 sales between July 1998 and October 2018, 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY rose from £69,950 to £325,000, a change of £255,050. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY?

The current EPC rating for 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY?

12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK43 0EY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY use?

The latest EPC at 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY?

12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY in?

12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY sits in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK43 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY?

Police records around 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY show an average of 123 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (22% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY?

The closest primary school to 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY is Cranfield Church of England Academy (835m). The closest secondary is Holywell School (637m).

What is the nearest station to 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY?

The closest bus stop to 12 Bliss Avenue, MK43 0EY is Hillcrest, 144m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Bliss Avenue, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0EY

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 12 Bliss Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Bliss Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0EY). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 12.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in October 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Corner plotYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Bliss Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2024

Current Certificate

Apr 2014

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 24 April 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Bliss Avenue, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Bliss Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 12 Bliss Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£367,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£325,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

18 October 2018Most recent
£325,000
+69.3%over 12 years
26 July 2006
£192,000
+174.5%over 7 years
30 July 1998
£69,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0EY: £380,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in MK43 0EY

On the street

Versus other Bliss Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Bliss Avenue outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,421

Street avg £2,780

Strongly above

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£367k

1 Butler Drive, Lidlington

MK43 0UQ

3 bed2 bath

£366k

1 Astwood Road, Cranfield

MK43 0AU

3 bed

£356k

1 Arundel Road, Marston Moretaine

MK43 0JZ

3 bed1 bath

£356k

1 Bourne End Road, Cranfield

MK43 0BD

3 bed1 bath

£345k

1 Browns Close, Marston Moretaine

MK43 0PL

3 bed

£310k

1 Birch Close, Cranfield

MK43 0FP

3 bed

£304k

1 Allen Court, Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine

MK43 0LL

3 bed

£433k

1 Bakery Close, Cranfield

MK43 0HE

4 bed2 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Bedford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

123/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hillcrest — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Holywell School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 0EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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