47 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
About 47 Kimbolton Road
47 Kimbolton Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,046,000 is 18.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 94.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle, Detached
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
47 Kimbolton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 May 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
47 Kimbolton Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at 47 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
- Dec 2005Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Remove deadwood and reshape two Beech trees at front of site.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/02893/TPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2025Decision
- Loft ConversionJul 2018Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 47 Kimbolton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,046,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£880,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2017Most recent
£880,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 2PG: £180,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in MK40 2PG
47a, Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
Sold Jul 2025
£770,0001 Gresham Court, Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
Sold Apr 2021
£177,5002 Gresham Court, Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
Sold Mar 2020
£180,0003 Gresham Court, Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
Sold Mar 2017
£180,0004 Gresham Court, Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
Sold Jan 2016
£130,000
Versus other Kimbolton Road homes
EPC Rating for 47 Kimbolton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £2,886
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Balmoral Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Castle Newnham School. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







