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1 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ

EPC B

Estimated value

£426,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£369,000)+15%
  • Against MK42 7GZ's recent median (£312,000)+37%

Newest record on this page: September 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£426,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£369,000)+15%
  • Against MK42 7GZ's recent median (£312,000)+37%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Crouch Gardens is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 7GZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    124 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in MK42 7GZ

    5 sales, median £312,000 (2022–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 September 2021Most recent

    £369,000

    +15.3%over 5 years

  2. 26 February 2016

    £319,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7GZ: £312,000 (2022–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Crouch Gardens

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

1 Crouch Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. Sold September 2021 for £369,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2026

Current Certificate
Jan 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 January 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Crouch Gardens has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Crouch Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 1 Crouch Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,976

Street avg £3,353

Below

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Full Bedford report

Crime

424/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Fletcher Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Kempston Academy. 12 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Kempston AcademySecondary521m
  • Balliol Primary SchoolPrimary699m
  • Kempston Rural Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Springfield Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km

Nearest stops

  • Fletcher RoadBus stop184m
  • Marsh LeysBus stop540m
  • Hastings RoadBus stop599m
  • Williamson Road ShopsBus stop608m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,356 reports35%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,049 reports15%
  • Shoplifting807 reports12%
  • Public Order518 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 7GZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

50.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Crouch Gardens is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 7GZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Crouch Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Crouch Gardens was lodged in January 2016 at band B and expired in January 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Crouch Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK42 7GZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Crouch Gardens is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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