17 Kingsbrook Road, Bedford, MK42 0BH
About 17 Kingsbrook Road
17 Kingsbrook Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sale on file: £360,000 in September 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 18.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Planning history
- Mar 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single story rear extension, loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and increased roof ridge height.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00152/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Kingsbrook Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 21 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£360,000
+5.3%over 3 years9 December 2016
£342,000
+26.7%over 9 years20 June 2007
£270,000
+30.4%over 2 years6 September 2004
£207,000
+72.5%over 4 years29 September 1999
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BH: £482,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BH
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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
On years held, 17 Kingsbrook Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,130
Street avg £2,793
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB