5 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE
About 5 Egglestone Close
5 Egglestone Close is a semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8QE). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 5 Egglestone Close
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Egglestone Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey side and single storey front extensions.
- Reference
- 03/00432/FUL
- Jan 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey side and single storey front extensions.
- Reference
- 02/02463/FUL
What's in 5 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Egglestone Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£346,000
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 8QE: £317,500 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in MK42 8QE
3 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE
Sold Aug 2025
£378,00017 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE
Sold Feb 2025
£340,0006 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE
Sold Mar 2022
£317,50029 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE
Sold Dec 2020
£265,0004 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE
Sold Feb 2016
£267,000
Everything we know about 5 Egglestone Close, 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 Egglestone Close homes
Floor Area for 5 Egglestone Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Gulliver Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bedford Road Primary Academy. 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB