10 Bruce Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EU
About 10 Bruce Road
10 Bruce Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7EU). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £335,000 in November 2022. Across the public record there are 6 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. At 97 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 88.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
10 Bruce Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 10 Bruce Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 24 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2022Most recent
£335,000
+125.6%over 10 years13 September 2012
£148,500
+30.8%over 9 years23 October 2002
£113,500
+43.7%over 1 year3 October 2001
£79,000
+23.4%over 1 year21 January 2000
£64,000
+28.0%over 1 year6 August 1998
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7EU: £198,000 (2017–2013).
Nearby sales in MK42 7EU
1 Bruce Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EU
Sold Dec 2017
£239,7009 Bruce Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EU
Sold Oct 2015
£198,00022 Bruce Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EU
Sold Jun 2013
£167,50018 Bruce Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EU
Sold Jan 2012
£195,0005 Bruce Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EU
Sold Feb 2008
£170,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bruce Road homes
10 Bruce Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,454
Street avg £1,780
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB