26 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF
About 26 The Avenue
26 The Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Bletsoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1QF). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 92.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £610,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
26 The Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, repositioning of front door, raise flat roof to insulate and reposition air conditioning units.
- Reference
- 23/01897/FUL
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce crown of Copper Beech tree by no more than 2 metres, in line with the shape of the tree. Removal of Sycamore tree.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00317/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£634,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.6% per year over 3 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 14.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2022Most recent
£610,000
+50.6%over 3 years31 October 2019
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1QF: £350,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in MK44 1QF
38 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF
Sold Nov 2024
£305,00060 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF
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
£410,00020 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF
Sold Jun 2022
£350,000
Everything we know about 26 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
Price per m² for 26 The Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,621
Street avg £3,202
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB