Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Farrer Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the 7th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 44 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2006, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 18.8% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
2 Farrer Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 September 2024
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2 Farrer Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 3 years.
£133,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 3 years.
31 January 2006Most recent
£133,000
+16.2%over 2 years7 March 2003
£114,500
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
2 Farrer Street is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,325
Street avg £2,795
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 39 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Crime
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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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