25 Carding Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7JZ
About 25 Carding Way
25 Carding Way is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2016) 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 April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £230,000. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingAllocated
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
25 Carding Way's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Carding Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 25 Carding Way
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.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 5 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£230,000
+9.5%over 4 years26 May 2016
£209,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7JZ: £315,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in MK42 7JZ
24 Carding Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7JZ
Sold Jun 2025
£381,0001 Carding Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7JZ
Sold Mar 2024
£362,50021 Carding Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7JZ
Sold Dec 2018
£212,00012 Carding Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7JZ
Sold Jul 2018
£315,00029 Carding Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7JZ
Sold Sept 2017
£230,000
Everything we know about 25 Carding Way, 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 Carding Way homes
25 Carding Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,898
Street avg £2,989
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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
57.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.8dB