Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
159 m²
1711 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 6 Church Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Church Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, a porch and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 51.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £875,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
6 Church Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jun 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 June 2031
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Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Permanent outbuildings
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 6 Church Avenue in 2022.
6 applications on record at 6 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
6decisions6extensions67documents8nearby
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Single storey rear extension, and two storey front extension.
- Documents
- 34 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/21/05599/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionApr 2023Decision
- PorchNov 2022Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 6 Church Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£937,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2021)
£875,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
12 November 2021Most recent
£875,000
+134.6%over 16 years26 October 2005
£373,051
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
£783,00013 Church Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PN
Sold Feb 2016
£655,0007 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
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
6 Church Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,503
Street avg £3,832
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 264 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 15.8 t/year
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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
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 2PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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