1 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ
About 1 Crouch Gardens
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 £418,000 is 13.3% 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.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Crouch Gardens
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Crouch Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Crouch Gardens
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 6 years.
£369,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£369,000
+15.3%over 5 years26 February 2016
£319,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7GZ: £312,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in MK42 7GZ
3 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ
Sold Sept 2022
£375,0006 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ
Sold Feb 2021
£203,0004 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ
Sold Mar 2020
£195,0009 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ
Sold Sept 2016
£338,5755 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ
Sold Mar 2016
£257,495
Everything we know about 1 Crouch Gardens, 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 Crouch Gardens homes
Years Held for 1 Crouch Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,976
Street avg £3,353
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
Fletcher Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kempston Academy. 12 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
57.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.0dB