7 Arthur Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QG
About 7 Arthur Street
7 Arthur Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2QG). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 86.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £750,000.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Arthur Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2014RenovationFullIn report
Render to front elevation and part of sides, change fascia, guttering and windows to front elevation and change surface of driveway and paving.
- Reference
- CB/14/04331/FULL
- Sept 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Full: One and a half and two storey rear extensions
- Reference
- MB/07/01347/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Arthur Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£737,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2023Most recent
£750,000
+183.0%over 20 years11 September 2002
£265,000
+82.8%over 3 years8 October 1998
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2QG: £290,000 (2019–2015).
Nearby sales in MK45 2QG
1 Arthur Court, Arthur Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QG
Sold Apr 2019
£30,0003 Arthur Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QG
Sold Apr 2018
£385,0001 Arthur Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QG
Sold Sept 2017
£360,0004 Arthur Court, Arthur Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QG
Sold Nov 2011
£138,5005 Arthur Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QG
Sold Sept 2006
£200,000
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Alameda Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Russell Lower School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB