97 Windmill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AX
About 97 Windmill Road
97 Windmill Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 117.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £363,000. 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
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
97 Windmill Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
97 Windmill Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 20 years.
£363,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£363,000
+168.9%over 20 years26 September 2002
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1AX: £250,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in MK45 1AX
95 Windmill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AX
Sold Oct 2023
£490,00080 Windmill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AX
Sold Sept 2017
£299,99584 Windmill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AX
Sold Aug 2006
£249,99599 Windmill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AX
Sold Feb 2006
£265,00086 Windmill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AX
Sold Jun 2005
£213,000
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Versus other Windmill Road homes
97 Windmill Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,973
Street avg £3,396
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Bluebell Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Templefield Lower School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB