What type of property is Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT?

Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT sell for?

Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT last sold for £596,000 in October 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £285,000 in December 2003, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT?

Across 2 sales between December 2003 and October 2020, Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT rose from £285,000 to £596,000, a change of £311,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT have?

The current EPC rating for Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT?

Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (1,830 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in MK43 8RT. Source: EPC Register.

How is Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT heated?

The latest EPC at Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT?

Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT located?

Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT sits in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK43 postcode district.

What is crime like near Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT?

Police records around Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT?

The closest primary school to Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT is Great Denham Primary School (1.7km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Biddenham International School and Sports College (2.4km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT?

The closest bus stop to Yew Tree House, West End Road, MK43 8RT is Box End Road, 410m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Yew Tree House, West End Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 8RT

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

170 m²

1830 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Yew Tree House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Yew Tree House is a four-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 8RT). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £685,000 is 14.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 91.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £596,000.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageDetached
BalconyYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Yew Tree House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Yew Tree House, West End Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 8RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Yew Tree House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Yew Tree House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£685,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£596,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

13 October 2020Most recent
£596,000
+109.1%over 16 years
11 December 2003
£285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 8RT: £530,000 (2021–2008).

Nearby sales in MK43 8RT

On the street

Versus other West End Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Yew Tree House is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

EPC Rating

49 (E)

Street avg 46 (E)

On par

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 187 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.3 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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.

Full Bedford report

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

0.4 km

Box End Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Great Denham Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 8RT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 8RT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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