20 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF
About 20 The Avenue
20 The Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Bletsoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1QF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 94.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1,T2,T3,T4 and T5 - Lawsons Cypress Conifer Trees - Fell all to near ground level.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01550/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 20 The Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2022Most recent
£350,000
+360.5%over 24 years2 March 1998
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1QF: £410,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in MK44 1QF
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Sold Jan 2024
£280,0008 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF
Sold Oct 2023
£725,00030 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF
Sold Nov 2022
£410,00026 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF
Sold Nov 2022
£610,000
Everything we know about 20 The 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other The Avenue homes
On price per m², 20 The Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,861
Street avg £3,184
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Bletsoe Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB