What type of property is 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF sell for?

13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF last sold for £238,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £39,500 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between September 1997 and August 2021, 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF rose from £39,500 to £238,000, a change of £198,500. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF have?

The current EPC rating for 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF heated?

The latest EPC at 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

13 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.

Where is 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF located?

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

What is crime like near 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

Police records around 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF show an average of 424 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

The closest primary school to 13 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.

How well connected is 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF?

The closest bus stop to 13 Beatrice Street, MK42 8AF is Whitbread Avenue, 104m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 Beatrice Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AF

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 13 Beatrice Street

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

13 Beatrice Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Last sale on file: £238,000 in August 2021. 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 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 is 13.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 86.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate

Apr 2021

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 April 2031

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Beatrice Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Beatrice Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

13 Beatrice Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£271,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£238,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

10 August 2021Most recent
£238,000
+68.2%over 14 years
9 March 2007
£141,500
+81.4%over 4 years
16 May 2002
£78,000
+97.5%over 4 years
18 September 1997
£39,500

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

Nearby sales in MK42 8AF

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.

Price per m² for 13 Beatrice Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,260

Street avg £2,556

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Bedford report

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

Crime

424/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

80 dB

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