7 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
About 7 Butler Way
7 Butler Way is a detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8TR). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 59.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £367,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 Butler Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 6 years.
£367,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2022Most recent
£367,000
+38.5%over 5 years23 February 2016
£264,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 8TR: £240,000 (2025–2017).
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
£230,0005 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
Sold Mar 2019
£465,00023 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
Sold May 2017
£183,00033 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR
Sold Jul 2014
£196,000
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Versus other Butler Way homes
Price per m² for 7 Butler Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,670
Street avg £2,946
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB