6 Burgess Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8RF
About 6 Burgess Close
6 Burgess Close is an end-of-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8RF). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 921 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 508% above the 2001 sale of £37,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 78.1% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
6 Burgess Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Burgess Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
6 Burgess Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£37,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 October 2001Most recent
£37,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8RF: £182,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in MK42 8RF
1a, Burgess Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8RF
Sold Aug 2024
£180,0002 Burgess Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8RF
Sold May 2022
£268,50011 Burgess Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8RF
Sold Mar 2021
£182,00010 Burgess Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8RF
Sold Jan 2020
£180,0004 Burgess Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8RF
Sold Jun 2018
£225,000
Everything we know about 6 Burgess 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 Burgess Close homes
6 Burgess Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£438
Street avg £2,601
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Mortimer Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Great Denham Primary School. 22 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
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB