55 The Ridgeway, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DJ
About 55 The Ridgeway
55 The Ridgeway is a five-bedroom detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 72).
Held since August 1999 — that's 27 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. At 247 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £808,000 sits 323.1% above the 1999 sale of £190,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 64.1% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
55 The Ridgeway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
55 The Ridgeway has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
55 The Ridgeway's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£808,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 August 1999Most recent
£190,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1DJ: £500,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in MK45 1DJ
57 The Ridgeway, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DJ
Sold May 2025
£630,00056 The Ridgeway, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DJ
Sold Sept 2021
£415,00065 The Ridgeway, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DJ
Sold Dec 2019
£580,00061 The Ridgeway, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DJ
Sold Jan 2019
£500,00054 The Ridgeway, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DJ
Sold Feb 2018
£245,000
Everything we know about 55 The Ridgeway, 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 Ridgeway homes
Price per m² for 55 The Ridgeway lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£773
Street avg £3,058
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
Catherine Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Templefield 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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB