18 Tithe Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BE
About 18 Tithe Road
18 Tithe Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9BE). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 28.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £220,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A an extension application was refused at 18 Tithe Road in 2024.
4 applications on record at 18 Tithe Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BE
- Aug 2021New BuildFullOutcome in report
Erection of new dwelling
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01717/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2024Decision
- DemolitionJan 2024Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 June 2020Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9BE: £500,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK43 9BE
Tithe Farm, Tithe Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BE
Sold Aug 2024
£1,415,00011 Tithe Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BE
Sold Jun 2021
£500,00020 Tithe Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BE
Sold Jul 2019
£164,0001 Tithe Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BE
Sold Jun 2016
£410,0005 Tithe Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BE
Sold Mar 2016
£440,000
Versus other Tithe Road homes
18 Tithe Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,548
Street avg £2,731
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cross Keys — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Wootton Upper School. 5 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







