17 Adams Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2UB
About 17 Adams Close
17 Adams Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2UB). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 21.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Adams Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 Adams Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 24 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
19 April 2021Most recent
£385,000
+423.8%over 24 years31 January 1997
£73,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2UB: £395,000 (2022–2017).
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
£482,50019 Adams Close, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2UB
Sold Jul 2015
£342,500
Everything we know about 17 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
17 Adams Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,984
Street avg £2,807
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB