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18 Ashby Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SA

1 planning record

Estimated value

£524,000

  • Since the 2001 sale (£200,000)+162%
  • Against MK45 4SA's recent median (£560,000)-6%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£524,000

  • Against its 2001 sale (£200,000)+162%
  • Against MK45 4SA's recent median (£560,000)-6%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Ashby Drive is modelled from its 119 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 4SA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    119 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2001

  • Recent sales in MK45 4SA

    5 sales, median £560,000 (2025–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Ashby Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2001Most recent

    £200,000

    +85.2%over 4 years

  2. 20 December 1996

    £108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4SA: £560,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 18 Ashby Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 18 Ashby Drive

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

18 Ashby Drive is a detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4SA). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 sits 162% above the 2001 sale of £200,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 Ashby Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 May 2026

Current Certificate
May 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 3 May 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Ashby Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 18 Ashby Drive, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4SA

1decisions1extensions3nearby
  1. Dec 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION AND REAR CONSERVATORY

    Extension
    Reference
    SB/04/01417
    Full record in report

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On the street

Versus other Ashby Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 18 Ashby Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,681

Street avg £3,100

Below

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below
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

Crime

181/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Waggon and Horses — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Ramsey Manor Lower School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolPrimary846m
  • Arnold AcademySecondary1.0km

Nearest stops

  • The Waggon and HorsesBus stop137m
  • Hastings RoadBus stop293m
  • Hanover PlaceBus stop295m
  • The BullBus stop355m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences830 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour458 reports21%
  • Vehicle Crime187 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson149 reports7%

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A Local Area 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 4SA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 4SA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 4SA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

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

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Ashby Drive is modelled from its 119 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 4SA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 18 Ashby Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Ashby Drive was lodged in May 2016 at band E and expired in May 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 18 Ashby Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 17 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK45 4SA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
18 Ashby Drive is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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