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17 Beatrice Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AF

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£253,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£200,000)+27%
  • Against MK42 8AF's recent median (£235,000)+8%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£253,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£200,000)+27%
  • Against MK42 8AF's recent median (£235,000)+8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Beatrice Street is modelled from its 72 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 8AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    72 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2017

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in MK42 8AF

    5 sales, median £235,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 July 2020Most recent

    £200,000

    +53.8%over 13 years

  2. 3 May 2007

    £130,000

    +20.9%over 2 years

  3. 7 October 2004

    £107,495

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 17 Beatrice Street

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

17 Beatrice Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 26.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2020 for £200,000.

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
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Beatrice Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Aug 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 August 2027

8 months remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Beatrice Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Beatrice Street has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

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

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 17 Beatrice Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,778

Street avg £2,604

On par

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
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

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.

Nearest schools

  • Cauldwell SchoolPrimary437m
  • Camestone SchoolPrimary843m
  • Shackleton Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • Bedford Free SchoolSecondary1.2km

Nearest stops

  • Whitbread AvenueBus stop104m
  • Whitbread AvenueBus stop172m
  • Savannah CloseBus stop223m
  • The KeepBus stop306m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,356 reports35%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,049 reports15%
  • Shoplifting807 reports12%
  • Public Order518 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 8AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 8AF

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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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.
£277k

1 Eastdale Close, Kempston

MK42 8LY

3 bed
£280k

1 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston

MK42 8NL

3 bed
£295k

1 Coniston Close, Kempston

MK42 8JT

3 bed1 bath
£298k

1 Beatrice Street, Kempston

MK42 8AF

3 bed2 bath
£320k

1 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston

MK42 8NT

3 bed
£361k

1 Addison Close, Kempston

MK42 8JA

3 bed1 bath
£255k

1 Cleveland Street, Kempston

MK42 8DW

2 bed1 bath
£251k

1 Farrer Street, Kempston

MK42 8JH

2 bed

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Beatrice Street is modelled from its 72 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 8AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 17 Beatrice Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Beatrice Street was lodged in August 2017 at band E and is valid until August 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Beatrice Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 25 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK42 8AF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
17 Beatrice Street is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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