9 Kingsbrook Road, Bedford, MK42 0BH
About 9 Kingsbrook Road
9 Kingsbrook Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £545,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
9 Kingsbrook Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2012ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
12/00225/FUL - rear dormer extension. Single storey side/rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/01954/NMA
- Mar 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Rear dormer extension. Single storey side/rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00225/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 9 Kingsbrook Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Kingsbrook Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 11 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2021Most recent
£545,000
+147.7%over 10 years22 September 2010
£220,000
+10.0%6 May 2010
£199,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BH: £365,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BH
Everything we know about 9 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
9 Kingsbrook Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,011
Street avg £2,798
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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