57 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS
About 57 The Avenue
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2020PorchFullIn 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
- Feb 2019DemolitionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 4 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£285,000
+14.0%over 4 years31 May 2018
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1BS: £350,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in MK45 1BS
30 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS
Sold Mar 2025
£377,00031 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS
Sold Sept 2021
£405,00033 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS
Sold Aug 2020
£350,00042 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS
Sold Aug 2018
£280,00026 The Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BS
Sold Sept 2017
£275,000
Everything we know about 57 The Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other The Avenue homes
57 The Avenue is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,958
Street avg £2,572
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB