What kind of home is 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG?

23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG?

23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG last sold for £405,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG?

The current EPC rating for 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG?

23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK42 8PG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG use?

The latest EPC at 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG?

23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG is in council tax band E.

Which area is 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG in?

23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG sits in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG?

Police records around 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG?

The closest primary school to 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG is Great Denham Primary School (597m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Biddenham International School and Sports College (980m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG?

The closest bus stop to 23 Earls Holme, MK42 8PG is Gilbert Close, 166m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Earls Holme

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Earls Holme is a four-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 14.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 110.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £405,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Earls Holme has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 23 Earls Holme was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£465,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£405,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

21 January 2022Most recent
£405,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8PG: £335,000 (2021–2015).

Nearby sales in MK42 8PG

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On the street

Versus other Earls Holme homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 23 Earls Holme stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,716

Street avg £2,353

Strongly above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 110 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Above

Comparables

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Area

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.

Full Bedford report

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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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 8PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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