73 Ampthill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BD
About 73 Ampthill Road
73 Ampthill Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 sits 365.9% above the 1998 sale of £126,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 75.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 176 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 3 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
73 Ampthill Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
73 Ampthill Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2014AnnexFullIn report
Erection of an ancillary annexe to the rear garden.
- Reference
- CB/14/00055/FULL
- Apr 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Full: Erection of conservatory to rear.
Extension- Reference
- MB/04/00049/FULL
What's in 73 Ampthill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
73 Ampthill Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£126,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 1998Most recent
£126,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1BD: £455,000 (2021–2012).
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Versus other Ampthill Road homes
Floor Area for 73 Ampthill Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Aldi — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Redborne Upper School and Community College. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB