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8 Chandos Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LF

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Chandos Road

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

8 Chandos Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2LF). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £545,000 sits 118% above the 2021 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 40.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £250,000 in March 2021. 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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Chandos Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Chandos Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Chandos Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Mar 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Full: Single storey rear extension.

    Reference
    MB/05/00132/FULL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Chandos Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£545,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£250,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 2021Most recent

    £250,000

    +131.5%over 22 years
  2. 26 February 1999

    £108,000

    +57.0%over 2 years
  3. 3 April 1996

    £68,775

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2LF: £422,500 (2025–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Chandos Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Chandos Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,634

Street avg £3,802

Strongly below

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Below
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.

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

0.2 km

Alameda Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Alameda Middle School. 8 schools nearby.

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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 2LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 2LF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 2LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

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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