11 Duckmill Crescent, Chethams, Bedford, MK42 0AE
About 11 Duckmill Crescent
11 Duckmill Crescent is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. At 99 m² this is the 8th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–146 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold November 2022 for £400,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
11 Duckmill Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
11 Duckmill Crescent has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 11 Duckmill Crescent
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 25 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2022Most recent
£400,000
+60.0%over 18 years11 February 2004
£250,000
+71.3%over 5 years26 July 1998
£145,950
+23.7%over 7 months7 January 1998
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0AE: £340,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK42 0AE
14 Duckmill Crescent, Chethams, Bedford, MK42 0AE
Sold Jul 2024
£410,00019 Duckmill Crescent, Chethams, Bedford, MK42 0AE
Sold Aug 2023
£222,00015 Duckmill Crescent, Chethams, Bedford, MK42 0AE
Sold Jan 2022
£375,00012 Duckmill Crescent, Chethams, Bedford, MK42 0AE
Sold Jan 2020
£340,00016 Duckmill Crescent, Chethams, Bedford, MK42 0AE
Sold Aug 2019
£310,000
Everything we know about 11 Duckmill Crescent, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Duckmill Crescent homes
EPC Rating for 11 Duckmill Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,040
Street avg £3,889
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Duckmill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bedford Free School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB