3 Countess Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EG

3 Countess Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7EG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 89.5% above the 2010 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2017.