10 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
About 10 Earls Holme
10 Earls Holme is a detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 128 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Earls Holme has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of conservatory.
Extension- Reference
- 02/02588/FUL
What's in 10 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
10 Earls Holme has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8PG: £348,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in MK42 8PG
23 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
Sold Jan 2022
£405,00013 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
Sold Feb 2021
£348,00015 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
Sold Jun 2018
£360,0006 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
Sold May 2017
£325,0007 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
Sold Nov 2016
£335,000
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Versus other Earls Holme homes
10 Earls Holme is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Gilbert Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Great Denham Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB