16 Austin Canons, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AS
About 16 Austin Canons
16 Austin Canons is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Sold November 2022 for £328,075. 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. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 127.6% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Pine - Fell. T2 Sycamore - Fell.
- Reference
- 19/02754/TPO
What's in 16 Austin Canons, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Austin Canons was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.7% per year over 11 years.
£328,075
Growth on file: 13.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2022Most recent
£328,075
+31.2%over 3 years12 June 2019
£250,000
+115.1%over 1 year5 January 2018
£116,250
+55.0%over 6 years30 May 2011
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8AS: £150,000 (2016–2013).
Nearby sales in MK42 8AS
12 Austin Canons, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AS
Sold Oct 2016
£185,00020 Austin Canons, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AS
Sold Oct 2016
£107,50026 Austin Canons, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AS
Sold Jul 2016
£107,50028 Austin Canons, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AS
Sold Mar 2016
£170,00014 Austin Canons, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AS
Sold Jan 2013
£146,000
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Versus other Austin Canons homes
Price per m² for 16 Austin Canons runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,348
Street avg £1,692
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.5 km
Cauldwell School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB