8 Balliol Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EP
About 8 Balliol Road
8 Balliol Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7EP). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1071 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The home occupies a corner plot.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in June 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 99 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 589.1% above the 1996 sale of £46,000.
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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
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
8 Balliol Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Balliol Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Balliol Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Balliol Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£46,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 1996Most recent
£46,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in MK42 7EP: £130,000 (2009–1995).
Everything we know about 8 Balliol 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Balliol Road homes
EPC Rating for 8 Balliol Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Windermere — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Balliol Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB