13 Ampthill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AZ

13 Ampthill Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £620,000 sits 103.3% above the 2009 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.