18 Kingsbrook Road, Bedford, MK42 0BH
About 18 Kingsbrook Road
18 Kingsbrook Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 902 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 25.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. At 84 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageSingle
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
18 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Kingsbrook Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 09/01172/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Kingsbrook Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Kingsbrook Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 8 years.
£286,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2016Most recent
£286,000
+27.1%over 4 years4 September 2011
£225,000
+30.4%over 3 years12 June 2008
£172,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BH: £482,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BH
Everything we know about 18 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
18 Kingsbrook Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,412
Street avg £2,779
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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