1 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
About 1 Butler Way
1 Butler Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8TR). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 sits 126% above the 2003 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 49.3% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Butler Way
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Butler Way has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear extension and first floor front extension. New wall and gates.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00471/FUL
- Dec 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Single storey rear and first floor side extension. Rebuild /new wall and gates to boundary. (development commenced).
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02341/FUL
What's in 1 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Butler Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£599,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 September 2003Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8TR: £367,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in MK42 8TR
21 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
Sold Nov 2025
£500,00029 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
Sold May 2025
£230,0007 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
Sold Jan 2022
£367,0005 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
Sold Mar 2019
£465,00023 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
Sold May 2017
£183,000
Everything we know about 1 Butler Way, 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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- Is something wrong with it?
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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Butler Way homes
Price per m² for 1 Butler Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,216
Street avg £3,218
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Prentice Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bedford Road Primary Academy. 24 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
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB