Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

39 KNIGHTS AVENUE

CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DF

£305,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View MK41 6DF

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Milton Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Budgens	0.3 miles
Hospital	The Manor	2.1 miles
Train station	Bedford	2.4 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire Polhill Campus	3.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

75 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£305,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£4,067/m²

Local average

£350,737 (45 sales)

Street crime

39 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 09/04/2018

Expiry date: 08/04/2028

Current heating cost: £513/year

Potential heating cost: £475/year

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (30)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	05/03/2026	£305,000	Semi-detached	+27.1%	£307,308 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	07/11/2018	£240,000	Semi-detached	—	£305,012 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£305,000
listed	12/11/2025	£310,000
sold	01/01/2018	£240,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
148 HIGHBURY GROVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DU	£333,500	08/01/2026	Semi-detached
51 PADDOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BD	£325,000	03/09/2025	Semi-detached
2 GEORGE STREET, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6AZ	£285,000	24/07/2025	Semi-detached
10 QUEENS CRESCENT, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DA	£250,000	28/03/2025	Semi-detached
34 DUKE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DE	£277,500	26/03/2025	Semi-detached
12 KNIGHTS AVENUE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DF	£305,000	15/11/2023	Semi-detached
9 LOAK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GQ	£358,000	10/11/2023	Semi-detached
30 DUKE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DE	£375,000	03/11/2023	Semi-detached
28 PADDOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BD	£305,000	01/11/2023	Semi-detached
42 PADDOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BD	£266,000	24/10/2023	Semi-detached
6 BRIDLE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BB	£290,000	31/08/2023	Semi-detached
33 PADDOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BD	£245,000	25/08/2023	Semi-detached
31 GEORGE STREET, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6AZ	£280,000	26/05/2023	Semi-detached
32 BRIDLE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BB	£312,000	24/04/2023	Semi-detached
58 BRIDLE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BB	£266,000	31/03/2023	Semi-detached
15 FETLOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BG	£322,500	10/03/2023	Semi-detached
68 QUEENS CRESCENT, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DB	£340,100	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
8 QUEENS CRESCENT, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DA	£300,000	11/11/2022	Semi-detached
22 BENTS CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DY	£300,000	03/11/2022	Semi-detached
23A BRIDLE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BB	£267,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £300,130 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 8.6%

10y growth 49.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Bedford. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 5.9%

5y (index) 23.5%

10y (index) 48.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Bedford. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,051/mo

Realistic £1,168/mo

Optimistic £1,285/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Bedford.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bedford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Highbury Grove, MK41	£1,500/mo	3	0.43 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Dewlands, MK43	£1,495/mo	3	1.03 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,498/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.49%

Max investor price (0.8%) £187,250

Target investor price (1%) £149,800

Gross yield 5.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17×

Monthly cashflow £122/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 1.7%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	21
Anti-social behaviour	7
Other crime	3
Criminal damage and arson	2
Public order	2
Vehicle crime	2
Bicycle theft	1
Other theft	1
Total incidents	39

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Ursula Taylor Church of England School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 5 Jan 2012
Oakley Primary Academy	Primary	0.8 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Lincroft Academy	Secondary	0.8 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Bedford Modern School	Other	1.6 miles	— (No rating)
St Thomas More Catholic School	Secondary	1.7 miles	Good — 8 Nov 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 39 KNIGHTS AVENUE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DF

## Property details

- Slug: `646296e` (address key hash: `646296e76d4d7db3e1ca5445f985c001c72df9e1`)
- Postcode: MK41 6DF
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 75 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £305,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,067/m²
- Local average: £350,737 (45 sales)
- Street crime: 39 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £305,000
- Date: 2026-03-05
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 08/04/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £513/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- E (30)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0055-2871-7346-9108-6581)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-05 | £305,000 | Semi-detached | +27.1% | £307,308 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-d191-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2018-11-07 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | — | £305,012 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/7c2d06ff-a97c-4963-e053-6b04a8c07b97) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 39 KNIGHTS AVENUE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DF | £305,000 | 05/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 39 KNIGHTS AVENUE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DF | £240,000 | 07/11/2018 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169275293](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/dde628e)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £305,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-12 | £310,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £240,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 148 HIGHBURY GROVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DU | £333,500 | 08/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 51 PADDOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BD | £325,000 | 03/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2 GEORGE STREET, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6AZ | £285,000 | 24/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 10 QUEENS CRESCENT, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DA | £250,000 | 28/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 34 DUKE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DE | £277,500 | 26/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 KNIGHTS AVENUE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DF | £305,000 | 15/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 LOAK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GQ | £358,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 30 DUKE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DE | £375,000 | 03/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 28 PADDOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BD | £305,000 | 01/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 42 PADDOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BD | £266,000 | 24/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 BRIDLE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BB | £290,000 | 31/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 33 PADDOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BD | £245,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 GEORGE STREET, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6AZ | £280,000 | 26/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 32 BRIDLE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BB | £312,000 | 24/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 58 BRIDLE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BB | £266,000 | 31/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 FETLOCK CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BG | £322,500 | 10/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 68 QUEENS CRESCENT, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DB | £340,100 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 QUEENS CRESCENT, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DA | £300,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 BENTS CLOSE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6DY | £300,000 | 03/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23A BRIDLE DRIVE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6BB | £267,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £300,130 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 8.6%
- **10y growth:** 49.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bedford; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 48.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bedford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,051/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,168/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,285/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Highbury Grove, MK41 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Dewlands, MK43 | £1,495/mo | 3 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,498/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.49% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £149,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,498/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £122/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **39** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ursula Taylor Church of England School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 5 Jan 2012 |
| Oakley Primary Academy | Primary | 0.8 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Lincroft Academy | Secondary | 0.8 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Bedford Modern School | Other | 1.6 miles | — (No rating) |
| St Thomas More Catholic School | Secondary | 1.7 miles | Good — 8 Nov 2023 |