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57 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS

Extendable3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 57 The Avenue

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

57 The Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 is 15.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 116.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 31 EPCs). Sold August 2022 for £285,000. 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

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 57 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Mar 2020
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Removal of existing garage and outhouse, erection of new single storey extension, internal alterations and lean to porch. Three on site parking spaces

    Extension
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/20/00287/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2019
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two-storey side extension with integral garage, following demolition of outbuildings and garage .

    Extension
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/18/04705/FULL
    View planning record

What's in 57 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£330,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£285,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2022Most recent

    £285,000

    +14.0%over 4 years
  2. 31 May 2018

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1BS: £350,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other The Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

57 The Avenue is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,958

Street avg £2,572

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sheepfold Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kingsmoor 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 1BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 57 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.