Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
14 Cromwell Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (24–44 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 18 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 105.1% above the 2005 sale of £58,500. At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Certificate validity
Expired on 11 September 2026
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14 Cromwell Court has no planning applications on record.
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2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
14 Cromwell Court's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.6% per year over 4 years.
£58,500
Growth on file: 19.6% per year over 4 years.
25 November 2005Most recent
£58,500
+98.3%over 3 years31 January 2002
£29,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8JH: £155,000 (2026–2023).
18 Cromwell Court, Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Jan 2026
15 Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Jan 2025
8 Cromwell Court, Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Sept 2024
3 Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Apr 2024
10 Cromwell Court, Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Oct 2023
On floor area, 14 Cromwell Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,438
Street avg £2,847
Floor Area
24 m²
Street avg 39 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bunyan Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bedford Road Primary Academy. 23 schools nearby.
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