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About 12 Avocet Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Avocet Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Biggleswade (SG18 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 393 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 81.7% above the 2006 sale of £87,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
12 Avocet Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2018
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Avocet Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2006)
£87,500
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Avocet Close homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 12 Avocet Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,397
Street avg £2,425
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Biggleswade district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Blunham Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG18 8HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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