3 Brinsmade Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PP
About 3 Brinsmade Road
3 Brinsmade Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2PP). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £903,000 is 28.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £705,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Brinsmade Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 3 Brinsmade Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Feb 2025FullIn report
Retrospective approval of new boundary wall and gates with change of use for two amenity areas to garden land
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/24/03446/FULL
- Nov 2021FullIn report
Increase the size of the new detached garage - approved under application ref: CB/20/03882/FULL - to form Store Room and En-Suite at ground level with Games Room above.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/21/04377/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Brinsmade 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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£903,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£705,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 November 2020Most recent
£705,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2PP: £672,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in MK45 2PP
7 Brinsmade Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PP
Sold May 2019
£724,0005 Brinsmade Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PP
Sold Oct 2015
£720,0008 Brinsmade Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PP
Sold May 2015
£672,00017 Brinsmade Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PP
Sold Oct 2014
£428,00015 Brinsmade Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PP
Sold Oct 2006
£390,000
Everything we know about 3 Brinsmade 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Brinsmade Road homes
On years held, 3 Brinsmade Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,273
Street avg £4,199
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rectory Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Russell Lower School. 5 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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB