22a, Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
About 22a
22a is a semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold May 2021 for £267,500. 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. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 is 19.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 27.1% 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
22a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 21 years.
£267,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
3 May 2021Most recent
£267,500
+17.7%over 2 years21 August 2018
£227,250
+32.1%23 May 2018
£172,000
+134.0%over 18 years27 April 2000
£73,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8JH: £256,500 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in MK42 8JH
8 Cromwell Court, Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Sept 2024
£125,0003 Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Apr 2024
£305,00010 Cromwell Court, Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Oct 2023
£130,00047 Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Jun 2023
£265,00036 Farrer Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8JH
Sold Jun 2023
£256,500
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Versus other Farrer Street homes
Floor Area for 22a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,846
Street avg £2,354
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB