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About Riverside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Riverside is a five-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 8RH). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £795,000 is 47.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2013).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Riverside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Riverside's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£795,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2013)
£540,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church End homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Riverside runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,328
Street avg £2,921
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Bury Cottages — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 8RH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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