1 Kirkstall Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FE
About 1 Kirkstall Close
1 Kirkstall Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9FE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £300,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Kirkstall Close.
- Feb 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/02984/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Kirkstall Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 23 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2021Most recent
£300,000
+3.4%over 3 years16 March 2018
£290,000
+82.4%over 11 years12 April 2006
£159,000
+1.0%over 1 year3 April 2005
£157,500
+134.5%over 6 years24 September 1998
£67,152
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9FE: £290,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK42 9FE
20 Kirkstall Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FE
Sold Mar 2025
£290,00014 Kirkstall Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FE
Sold Jan 2024
£302,50022 Kirkstall Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FE
Sold Nov 2023
£265,0003 Kirkstall Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FE
Sold Oct 2022
£345,0008 Kirkstall Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FE
Sold Sept 2022
£288,000
Everything we know about 1 Kirkstall Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Kirkstall Close homes
1 Kirkstall Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,125
Street avg £2,843
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Elstow Lower School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Elstow School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB