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18 Austen Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1GP

Property type
Detached
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Overview

About 18 Austen Avenue

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

18 Austen Avenue is a detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1GP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

At 78 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 79.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2019 for £519,995.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Austen Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Austen Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1GP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Austen Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 18 Austen Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£468,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£519,995

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2019Most recent

    £519,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1GP: £395,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Austen Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Austen Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,667

Street avg £3,981

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

7 years

Street avg 5 years

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Byron Crescent, Flitwick

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1 Abbis Close, Flitwick

MK45 1AF

4 bed
£482k

1 Admiral Row, Flitwick

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4 bed
£487k

1 Austen Avenue, Flitwick

MK45 1GP

£440k

1 Buckingham Mews, Flitwick

MK45 1TB

3 bed1 bath
£438k

1 Buttermere Close, Flitwick

MK45 1NG

3 bed
£505k

1 Brunswick Gardens, Flitwick

MK45 1FS

3 bed2 bath
£415k

1 Avon Rise, Flitwick

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3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Bedford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Churchill Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Templefield Lower School. 8 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 1GP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 1GP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 1GP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

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 18 Austen Avenue, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1GP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.