What type of property is 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE?

6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE?

6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE last sold for £317,500 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE?

The current EPC rating for 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE?

6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE heated?

The latest EPC at 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE?

6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE is in council tax band D.

Where is 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE located?

6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE sits in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

What is crime like near 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE?

Police records around 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE 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.

Which schools serve 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE?

The closest primary school to 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE is Bedford Road Primary Academy (209m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Daubeney Academy (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE?

The closest bus stop to 6 Egglestone Close, MK42 8QE is Gulliver Close, 152m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Egglestone Close

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

6 Egglestone Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8QE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 13.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 116.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £317,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.

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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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Energy

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 Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sept 2025
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Garage conversion and single storey side and rear wrap around extension, replacing the existing conservatory (development already commenced)
ExtensionConservatory
Reference
25/01761/FUL
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What's in 6 Egglestone Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QE's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£360,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£317,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

4 March 2022Most recent
£317,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8QE: £267,000 (2025–2015).

Nearby sales in MK42 8QE

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On the street

Versus other Egglestone Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 6 Egglestone Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,071

Street avg £2,693

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 89 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

Gulliver Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bedford Road Primary Academy. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 8QE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 8QE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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