3 Chestnut Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PU
About 3 Chestnut Close
3 Chestnut Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2PU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 is 20.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £340,000 in August 2018.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Chestnut Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5, 6 and 7 against planning permission CB/21/05565/FULL (Side and rear two storey extension alongside front porch extension)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/25/00141/DOC
- Mar 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Side and rear two storey extension alongside front porch extension.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/21/05565/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Chestnut Close
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
3 Chestnut Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2018Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2PU: £425,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in MK45 2PU
6 Chestnut Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PU
Sold Feb 2024
£560,00014 Chestnut Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PU
Sold Apr 2020
£330,00017 Chestnut Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PU
Sold Jan 2020
£450,0005 Chestnut Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PU
Sold Feb 2017
£425,00018 Chestnut Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2PU
Sold Mar 2014
£315,000
Everything we know about 3 Chestnut Close, 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 Chestnut Close homes
On floor area, 3 Chestnut Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,857
Street avg £3,899
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Wingfield Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Russell Lower School. 8 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
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB