Avalon, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
About Avalon
Avalon is a three-bedroom detached house in Bolnhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 144 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 22.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £435,000. 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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Avalon's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Avalon has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2023RenovationAmendmentIn report
Retention of 1800mm high front boundary fence.
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00975/S73A
- May 2022RenovationAmendmentIn report
21/03250/FUL - Non-Material Minor Amendment to add an external door and window to serve Utility room and "Velux" or similar approved roof windows to new roof.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00963/NMA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Avalon has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£435,000
+278.4%over 23 years29 July 1998
£114,950
+19.7%over 1 year25 February 1997
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2EL: £338,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in MK44 2EL
2 Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Mar 2021
£173,000Fox & Hounds Cottage, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Feb 2021
£395,000Silver Birches, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Dec 2017
£625,000Laburnham Cottage, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Aug 2016
£338,000Church View, Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2EL
Sold Aug 2009
£200,000
Everything we know about Avalon, 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 Kimbolton Road homes
On years held, Avalon runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,021
Street avg £2,493
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Kymbrook Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB