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.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Alameda Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2015ConservatoryHeritageIn report
Listed Building: Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of orangery.
ExtensionDemolition- Reference
- CB/14/04502/LB
- Jan 2015ConservatoryFullIn report
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of orangery
ExtensionDemolition- Reference
- CB/14/04498/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Alameda Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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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.
£294,000
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 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in MK45 2LJ
12 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
£294,00010 Alameda Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LJ
Sold Oct 2013
£350,000
Everything we know about 17 Alameda Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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
2/mo
Steady 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.
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
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB