16 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NL
About 16 Fearnley Crescent
16 Fearnley Crescent is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8NL). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 1012.7% above the 1996 sale of £27,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 78.9% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: tree works refused in 2005.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2005Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of 2 Trees in rear garden.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02332/TPO
What's in 16 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Fearnley Crescent was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£27,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 1996Most recent
£27,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8NL: £270,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in MK42 8NL
14 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NL
Sold Aug 2024
£200,0005 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NL
Sold Jun 2024
£270,00032 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NL
Sold Dec 2022
£291,0008 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NL
Sold Apr 2022
£292,00030 Fearnley Crescent, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NL
Sold Apr 2022
£262,500
Everything we know about 16 Fearnley Crescent, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Fearnley Crescent homes
On price per m², 16 Fearnley Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£233
Street avg £1,692
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Jowitt Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Camestone School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB