Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
43 Eastdale Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 39.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 October 2025
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43 Eastdale Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 20 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 20 years.
17 December 2015Most recent
£205,000
+24.2%over 8 years30 November 2007
£165,000
+111.5%over 6 years1 April 2001
£78,000
+59.3%over 5 years29 March 1996
£48,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8LY: £223,000 (2026–2020).
77 Eastdale Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LY
Sold May 2026
75 Eastdale Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LY
Sold Nov 2024
69 Eastdale Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LY
Sold Jun 2023
93 Eastdale Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LY
Sold Sept 2021
65 Eastdale Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LY
Sold Nov 2020
On floor area, 43 Eastdale Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,228
Street avg £2,033
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Technology House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Camestone School. 24 schools nearby.
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