What kind of home is 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF sell for?

1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF last sold for £236,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £115,000 in July 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

Across 4 sales between July 2004 and August 2021, 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF rose from £115,000 to £236,000, a change of £121,000. That works out to roughly +4.3% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

The current EPC rating for 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK42 8AF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF use?

The latest EPC at 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF in?

1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF sits in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

Police records around 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

The closest primary school to 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF is Cauldwell School (437m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bedford Free School (1.2km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

The closest bus stop to 1 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF is Whitbread Avenue, 104m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Beatrice Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AF

4 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Beatrice Street

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

1 Beatrice Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Sold August 2021 for £236,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 20.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Beatrice Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Beatrice Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£236,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

12 August 2021Most recent
£236,000
30 May 2017
£236,995
+60.1%over 10 years
23 February 2007
£148,000
+28.7%over 2 years
1 July 2004
£115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8AF: £235,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Beatrice Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Beatrice Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,776

Street avg £2,604

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Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 80 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Whitbread Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Cauldwell School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 8AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 8AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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