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79 Wootton Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 79 Wootton Road

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

79 Wootton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £415,000 in March 2025. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 130.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 9 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2024from Oct 2014
Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 Wootton Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

79 Wootton Road 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.

79 Wootton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£431,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 10 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£415,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 March 2025Most recent

    £415,000

    +69.4%over 9 years

  2. 25 March 2015

    £245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9BJ: £485,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Wootton Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 79 Wootton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,940

Street avg £2,732

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 79 Wootton Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£389k

1 Crisp Meadows, Wootton

MK43 9QB

3 bed2 bath
£380k

1 Cause End Road, Wootton

MK43 9DA

3 bed
£326k

1 Dapple Bank, Stewartby

MK43 9SG

3 bed2 bath
£471k

1 Church Road, Wootton

MK43 9EU

4 bed2 bath
£220k

1 Coronation Way, Stewartby

MK43 9GQ

3 bed2 bath
£484k

1 Barnes Road, Wootton

MK43 9FB

4 bed3 bath
£570k

1 Browns Lane, Wootton

MK43 9FD

4 bed

1 Canons Close, Wootton

MK43 9DP

3 bed
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

0.1 km

Wootton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Wootton Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 9BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK43 9BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 9BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 79 Wootton Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.