49 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
About 49 Kimbolton Road
49 Kimbolton Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2010) 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 September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 271 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £818,000 is 16% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
49 Kimbolton Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
49 Kimbolton Road has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 49 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
- Jun 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey and single storey side extensions.
- Reference
- 03/00865/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2008Decision
- ExtensionApr 2008Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
49 Kimbolton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£818,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 9 years.
£705,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2011Most recent
£705,000
+76.3%over 8 years29 August 2002
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 2PG: £638,000 (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
£180,00047 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
Sold May 2017
£880,0003 Gresham Court, Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2PG
Sold Mar 2017
£180,000
Versus other Kimbolton Road homes
Floor Area for 49 Kimbolton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,603
Street avg £3,235
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 189 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 12.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







