Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
10 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 10 Earls Holme
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2024
Current Certificate
Jan 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 January 2024
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 10 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
10 Earls Holme has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 10 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
1decisions1extensions2nearby
- Dec 2002ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Erection of conservatory.
Extension- Reference
- 02/02588/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
10 Earls Holme has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£411,000
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: £360,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in MK42 8PG
12 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG
Sold Nov 2025
£370,00023 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
£325,000
Versus other Earls Holme homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
424/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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 8PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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