What type of property is 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY last sold for £250,000 in August 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £179,995 in March 2016. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

Across 3 sales between March 2016 and August 2023, 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY rose from £179,995 to £250,000, a change of £70,005. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

The current EPC rating for 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK42 7GY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY located?

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

What is crime like near 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

Police records around 18 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 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

The closest primary school to 18 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.

What transport links are near 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY?

The closest bus stop to 18 Baker Drive, MK42 7GY is Fletcher Road, 81m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Baker Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GY

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Baker Drive

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

18 Baker Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7GY). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2016) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 72 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 39 EPCs). Across 2016–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £250,000.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

18 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 10 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Baker Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 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.

18 Baker Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£250,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

31 August 2023Most recent
£250,000
+13.1%over 4 years
26 August 2019
£221,000
+22.8%over 3 years
30 March 2016
£179,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7GY: £263,000 (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.

On years held, 18 Baker Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,472

Street avg £3,595

On par

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

3 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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