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21 Home Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BL

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 21 Home Road

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

21 Home Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9BL). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £343,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 80 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 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
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Home Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Home Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 21 Home Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BL

0decisions2extensions
  1. Jun 2023
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property

    One and two storey side and rear extension

    Reference
    23/01340/FUL
    Full record in report
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 21 Home Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£386,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£343,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 April 2021Most recent

    £343,000

    +31.9%over 5 years

  2. 9 December 2015

    £259,995

    +10.6%over 8 years

  3. 18 December 2006

    £235,000

    +207.2%over 8 years

  4. 13 August 1998

    £76,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9BL: £376,500 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Home Road homes

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

21 Home Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,288

Street avg £3,118

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 21 Home Road

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

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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
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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

0.1 km

Ibbett Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Kempston Rural Primary School. 10 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 9BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK43 9BL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 9BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 21 Home Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.