20 Kingsbrook Road, Bedford, MK42 0BH
About 20 Kingsbrook Road
20 Kingsbrook Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £355,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 116.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 20.5% 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Erection of single storey side extension for habitable use to replace the existing garage, including installation of front window).
- Reference
- 25/00164/LDP
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 20 Kingsbrook Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
20 Kingsbrook Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 20 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£355,000
+42.0%over 6 years24 June 2015
£249,950
+51.5%over 5 years19 July 2009
£165,000
-2.1%over 4 years29 July 2004
£168,500
+34.8%over 2 years18 January 2002
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BH: £482,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BH
Everything we know about 20 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
On floor area, 20 Kingsbrook Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,329
Street avg £2,735
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 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