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38 Cherry Walk, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7PB

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Cherry Walk

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

38 Cherry Walk is a mid-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2021–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 25% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £196,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Cherry Walk, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Cherry Walk has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Single storey front extension

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    21/02280/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

38 Cherry Walk changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£245,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2021)

£196,000

Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 July 2021Most recent

    £196,000

    +13.3%

  2. 10 May 2021

    £173,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7PB: £240,000 (2021–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Cherry Walk homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 38 Cherry Walk runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,882

Street avg £2,713

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£243k

1 Chibnall Close, Kempston

MK42 7FL

£237k

1 Abbott Crescent, Kempston

MK42 7QJ

£259k

1 Balliol Road, Kempston

MK42 7EP

£264k

1 Bird Grove, Kempston

MK42 7NG

£226k

1 Basen Close, Kempston

MK42 7FG

2 bed1 bath
£217k

1 Carnell Close, Kempston

MK42 7HP

£313k

1 Bruce Road, Kempston

MK42 7EU

3 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Chantry Road, Kempston

MK42 7QT

3 bed1 bath
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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cherry Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Daubeney Academy. 21 schools nearby.

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The full 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 7PB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 7PB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 7PB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 38 Cherry Walk, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7PB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.