12 Adams Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2UB
About 12 Adams Close
12 Adams Close is a semi-detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2UB). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in February 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 sits 229.7% above the 2000 sale of £104,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 39.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
12 Adams Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Adams Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 Adams 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
12 Adams Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£104,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2000Most recent
£104,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2UB: £395,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in MK45 2UB
13 Adams Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2UB
Sold Oct 2022
£460,0002 Adams Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2UB
Sold Aug 2022
£333,0009 Adams Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2UB
Sold Mar 2022
£395,00010 Adams Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2UB
Sold Feb 2022
£482,50017 Adams Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2UB
Sold Apr 2021
£385,000
Everything we know about 12 Adams 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 Adams Close homes
On price per m², 12 Adams Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,128
Street avg £2,976
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.4 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
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB