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73 Ampthill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BD

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
176 m²
1894 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 73 Ampthill Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2021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

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 73 Ampthill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

73 Ampthill Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Mar 2014
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Erection of an ancillary annexe to the rear garden.

    Reference
    CB/14/00055/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Full: Erection of conservatory to rear.

    Extension
    Reference
    MB/04/00049/FULL
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

73 Ampthill Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£587,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£126,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 May 1998Most recent

    £126,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1BD: £455,000 (2021–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Ampthill Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 73 Ampthill Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 52 (E)

Above

Floor Area

176 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 1BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 1BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 1BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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