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Get started30a is a detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 8RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 125% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 23.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £360,000 in March 2019.
30a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2018.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 125.0% per year over 1 year.
£360,000
Growth on file: 125.0% per year over 1 year.
On co₂ emissions, 30a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,158
Street avg £2,773
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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1 March 2019Most recent
£360,000
+125.0%over 8 months6 July 2018
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 8RJ: £275,000 (2025–2020).
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
MK43 8DJ
Hebbes Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kempston Rural Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB
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