20 Dukes Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2TB
About 20 Dukes Road
20 Dukes Road is a mid-terrace house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2TB). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 is 16.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £332,500.
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Already flagged here
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
A a porch application was refused at 20 Dukes Road in 2025.
- Jul 2025PorchConditionsIn report
Variation or Removal of condition number 3 of planning permission CB/24/01813/FULL (First floor rear extension and new front porch). Variation sought to windows on approved plans.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/25/01854/VOC
- Apr 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor front extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/25/00369/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 20 Dukes 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
20 Dukes Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 13 years.
£332,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2018Most recent
£332,500
-3.6%25 June 2018
£345,000
+106.6%over 12 years4 August 2005
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2TB: £410,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK45 2TB
18 Dukes Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2TB
Sold Sept 2025
£410,00022 Dukes Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2TB
Sold Dec 2023
£435,00015 Dukes Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2TB
Sold Aug 2023
£330,0004 Dukes Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2TB
Sold Feb 2023
£440,0001 Dukes Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2TB
Sold May 2020
£365,000
Everything we know about 20 Dukes 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 Dukes Road homes
Floor Area for 20 Dukes Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,575
Street avg £4,295
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Cedar Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Russell Lower School. 9 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
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB