5 Dunkirk Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TB
About 5 Dunkirk Close
5 Dunkirk Close is an end-of-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8TB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 485.7% above the 1997 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 64.7% 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
5 Dunkirk 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
5 Dunkirk Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Dunkirk Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£28,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 January 1997Most recent
£28,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8TB: £265,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in MK42 8TB
4 Dunkirk Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TB
Sold May 2025
£290,0003 Dunkirk Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TB
Sold Dec 2023
£169,00010 Dunkirk Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TB
Sold Dec 2020
£265,0008 Dunkirk Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TB
Sold Jan 2019
£280,00011 Dunkirk Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TB
Sold Jan 2015
£104,000
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Versus other Dunkirk Close homes
On price per m², 5 Dunkirk Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£700
Street avg £2,924
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Dunkirk Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Camestone School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB