47 Elstow Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8HD

47 Elstow Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2010–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 12 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2012. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £270,000.