17 Alameda Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LJ
About 17 Alameda Road
17 Alameda Road is a mid-terrace house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 63 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, partial demolition and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
17 Alameda Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 November 2026
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 17 Alameda Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LJ
- Jun 2012PorchHeritageOutcome in report
Listed Building Consent: Removal of existing front door and repositioning to front porch, with insertion of new internal door.
Listed- Reference
- CB/12/01604/LB
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJan 2015Decision
- ConservatoryJan 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
17 Alameda Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2LJ: £345,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in MK45 2LJ
15 Alameda Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LJ
Sold May 2025
£662,50012 Alameda Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LJ
Sold Aug 2022
£540,0001 Alameda Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LJ
Sold Oct 2020
£275,0009 Alameda Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LJ
Sold Feb 2014
£345,0003 Alameda Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LJ
Sold Dec 2013
£294,000
Versus other Alameda Road homes
On epc rating, 17 Alameda Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
181/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alameda Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Alameda Middle School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







