What type of property is 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY last sold for £210,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £172,995 in December 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

Across 3 sales between December 2015 and April 2021, 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY rose from £172,995 to £210,000, a change of £37,005. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

The current EPC rating for 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in November 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY heated?

The latest EPC at 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY located?

10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY sits in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

Is 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY in a safe area?

Police records around 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

The closest primary school to 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY is Balliol Primary School (714m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kempston Academy (459m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

The closest bus stop to 10 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY is Fletcher Road, 81m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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10 Baker Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GY

EPC BSolar panels3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 10 Baker Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

10 Baker Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7GY). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 17.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

Central heatingYes
Solar panelsYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

10 Baker Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Nov 2025

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Baker Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10 Baker Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

10 Baker Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£247,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£210,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

29 April 2021Most recent
£210,000
+1.0%over 8 months
10 September 2020
£208,000
+20.2%over 4 years
18 December 2015
£172,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7GY: £255,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in MK42 7GY

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On the street

Versus other Baker Drive homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 10 Baker Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,962

Street avg £3,583

Above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 8 years

Below

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Area

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Fletcher Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Kempston Academy. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 7GY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 7GY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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