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41 Elstow Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8HD

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 41 Elstow Road

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

41 Elstow Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 21.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 81.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £407,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 41 Elstow Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Jan 2022
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (loft conversion with rear dormer)

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    21/03036/LDP
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension.

    Reference
    12/02308/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 41 Elstow Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8HD's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£494,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£407,000

Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 2021Most recent

    £407,000

    +62.8%over 16 years

  2. 13 July 2004

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8HD: £325,000 (2022–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Elstow Road homes

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

41 Elstow Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,336

Street avg £2,306

Strongly above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£370k

1 Addison Close, Kempston

MK42 8JA

3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Ashdale Avenue, Kempston

MK42 8NT

3 bed
£309k

1 Coniston Close, Kempston

MK42 8JT

3 bed1 bath
£285k

1 Beatrice Street, Kempston

MK42 8AF

3 bed2 bath
£280k

1 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston

MK42 8NL

3 bed
£273k

1 Eastdale Close, Kempston

MK42 8LY

3 bed
£408k

1 Ely Way, Kempston

MK42 8TW

4 bed2 bath
£337k

1 Buttermere Close, Kempston

MK42 8JU

4 bed1 bath
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

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Farrer Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bedford Road Primary Academy. 21 schools nearby.

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The full 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 8HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 8HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 8HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 41 Elstow Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8HD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.