3 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ
About 3 Crouch Gardens
3 Crouch Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) returns a B (score 83), 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.
Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 6 EPCs). Sold September 2022 for £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
3 Crouch Gardens's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Crouch Gardens 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 3 Crouch Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 7 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£375,000
+20.2%over 3 years29 June 2019
£312,000
+18.4%over 3 years19 February 2016
£263,495
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7GZ: £257,495 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in MK42 7GZ
1 Crouch Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7GZ
Sold Sept 2021
£369,0006 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 3 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
Price per m² for 3 Crouch Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,261
Street avg £3,139
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Years Held
4 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.
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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