1 Kingsbrook Road, Bedford, MK42 0BH
About 1 Kingsbrook Road
1 Kingsbrook Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 988 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 32% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £325,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Kingsbrook Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey side extension with roof lights and dropped curb/cross over widening
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01707/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Kingsbrook Road
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 7 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2020Most recent
£325,000
+33.2%over 7 years8 November 2012
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BH: £482,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BH
Everything we know about 1 Kingsbrook Road, 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 Kingsbrook Road homes
1 Kingsbrook Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,540
Street avg £2,773
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Bedford Girls School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bedford Free School. 28 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB