3 Bird Grove, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NG
About 3 Bird Grove
3 Bird Grove is an end-of-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7NG). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2017) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Energy performance
3 Bird Grove's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Bird Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Bird Grove
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.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 6 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£375,000
+21.0%over 5 years27 January 2017
£309,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7NG: £335,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in MK42 7NG
5 Bird Grove, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NG
Sold Sept 2024
£335,0002 Bird Grove, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NG
Sold Oct 2022
£262,5006 Bird Grove, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NG
Sold Nov 2020
£289,9507 Bird Grove, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NG
Sold Apr 2019
£368,00015 Bird Grove, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NG
Sold Feb 2017
£509,995
Everything we know about 3 Bird Grove, 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 Bird Grove homes
Price per m² for 3 Bird Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,989
Street avg £3,365
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Years Held
3 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
0.1 km
Bird Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kempston Academy. 10 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
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB