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18 Ailesbury Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2XB

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
140 m²
1508 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Ailesbury Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Ailesbury Road is a detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2XB). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1508 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 sits 55.2% above the 2010 sale of £355,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Ailesbury Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Ailesbury Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2XB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2002
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    FULL: SINGLE STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSION

    Reference
    MB/02/00291/FULL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 18 Ailesbury Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£551,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£355,000

Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 August 2010Most recent

    £355,000

    +19.1%over 4 years

  2. 18 August 2005

    £298,000

    +250.6%over 8 years

  3. 3 January 1997

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2XB: £320,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Ailesbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 18 Ailesbury Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,534

Street avg £3,594

Strongly below

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£541k

1 Andrews Close, Maulden

MK45 2EE

4 bed
£600k

1 Brightmans Drive, Maulden

MK45 2HL

6 bed
£614k

1 Brownshill, Maulden

MK45 2BT

£485k

1 Brewery Lane, Ampthill

MK45 2NE

4 bed
£645k

1 Birch Grove, Ampthill

MK45 2EJ

£650k

1 Barkers Close, Ampthill

MK45 2RX

£661k

1 Bracken Court, Silsoe Road, Maulden

MK45 2AN

£701k

1 Carnegie Crescent, Maulden

MK45 2PG

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Full Bedford report

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

0.3 km

Wingfield Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Russell Lower School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 2XB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 2XB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 2XB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Ailesbury Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2XB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.