1 Chiltern Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QA
About 1 Chiltern Close
1 Chiltern Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear extension with demolition of existing single storey side extension and new single storey side extension on similar footprint
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/22/02122/FULL
- Jul 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Full: Two storey side extension, single storey front extension and formation of new vehicular access
- Reference
- MB/02/00695/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Chiltern 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2QA: £442,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in MK45 2QA
20 Chiltern Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QA
Sold Jul 2025
£442,50011 Chiltern Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QA
Sold Nov 2024
£462,0004 Chiltern Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QA
Sold Mar 2023
£462,00015 Chiltern Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QA
Sold Jan 2022
£402,50012 Chiltern Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QA
Sold Dec 2018
£416,000
Everything we know about 1 Chiltern 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 Chiltern Close homes
1 Chiltern Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,309
Street avg £3,795
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.3 km
Wingfield Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB