18 Abbey Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2SH
About 18 Abbey Close
18 Abbey Close is a semi-detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2SH). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Abbey Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2020ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/19/03896/LDCP
- Nov 2005
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Abbey Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2SH: £370,000 (2024–1997).
Nearby sales in MK45 2SH
21 Abbey Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2SH
Sold Dec 2024
£505,00015 Abbey Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2SH
Sold Sept 2023
£370,00014 Abbey Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2SH
Sold Feb 2015
£385,0007 Abbey Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2SH
Sold Nov 1998
£99,5005 Abbey Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2SH
Sold Oct 1995
£71,500
Everything we know about 18 Abbey 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 Abbey Close homes
On epc rating, 18 Abbey Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Willow Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Russell Lower School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB