47 Chantry Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QX
About 47 Chantry Avenue
47 Chantry Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7QX). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 178.1% above the 2014 sale of £120,115. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 62.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2010. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (January 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
47 Chantry Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2010Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion to include velux windows to front and side and two dormer windows to side.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/02264/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£120,115
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2014Most recent
£120,115
+179.3%over 17 years20 December 1996
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 7QX: £290,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in MK42 7QX
27 Chantry Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QX
Sold Oct 2025
£312,50069 Chantry Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QX
Sold Mar 2025
£350,00057 Chantry Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QX
Sold Nov 2024
£278,00053 Chantry Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QX
Sold Sept 2024
£270,00073 Chantry Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QX
Sold Dec 2023
£290,000
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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 Chantry Avenue homes
47 Chantry Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£938
Street avg £3,099
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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
Magnolia Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Springfield Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB