52 Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN
About 52 Steppingley Road
52 Steppingley Road is a detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1358 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 sits 113.5% above the 2009 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 21.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
52 Steppingley Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
52 Steppingley Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Full: First floor rear extension
- Reference
- MB/08/02125/FULL
What's in 52 Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
52 Steppingley Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 12 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2009Most recent
£260,000
+73.3%over 11 years29 January 1998
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1AN: £560,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in MK45 1AN
56 Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN
Sold Dec 2020
£435,00040 Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN
Sold Nov 2020
£610,00036 Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN
Sold Feb 2019
£604,00054 Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN
Sold Nov 2017
£485,00048 Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN
Sold Oct 2016
£560,000
Everything we know about 52 Steppingley Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Steppingley Road homes
52 Steppingley Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,060
Street avg £3,236
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Woodland Middle School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Templefield Lower School. 10 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
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB