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17 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NJ

8 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Dunstable Street

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

17 Dunstable Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2022 for £400,000. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 97.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Dunstable Street has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jun 2003
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Full: Conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Reference
    MB/03/00962/FULL
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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.

Price for 17 Dunstable Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£417,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£400,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 November 2022Most recent

    £400,000

    +7.5%over 2 years
  2. 5 October 2020

    £372,000

    +9.4%over 3 years
  3. 5 October 2017

    £340,000

    +15.3%over 3 years
  4. 11 September 2014

    £295,000

    +18.0%over 4 years
  5. 15 January 2010

    £250,000

    -13.8%over 1 year
  6. 20 March 2008

    £289,995

    +31.8%over 3 years
  7. 3 December 2004

    £220,000

    +144.5%over 6 years
  8. 9 June 1998

    £89,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2NJ: £303,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Dunstable Street homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 17 Dunstable Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,960

Street avg £3,321

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly 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

0.1 km

Alameda Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 2NJ

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.