13 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
About 13 Church Avenue
13 Church Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 622 m² (around 6695 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 622 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £861,000 is 31.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 77% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
13 Church Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 December 2025
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Planning history
13 Church Avenue has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at 13 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
- Mar 2017Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of single storey rear/side extensions and outbuilding. Erection of two storey front and single storey side and rear elevations with loft conversion with flat roof dormer to rear.
Extension- Reference
- CB/17/00280/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingJun 2021Decision
- OutbuildingJul 2018Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
13 Church Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£861,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£655,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2016Most recent
£655,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2PN: £599,999 (2023–2008).
Nearby sales in MK45 2PN
1 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
Sold Aug 2023
£783,0006 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
Sold Nov 2021
£875,0007 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
Sold May 2009
£455,0009 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
Sold Oct 2008
£575,00012 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
Sold Sept 2008
£599,999
Versus other Church Avenue homes
13 Church Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,053
Street avg £5,315
Floor Area
622 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
40.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Rectory Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Russell Lower School. 5 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







