2 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
About 2 Wood End Lane
2 Wood End Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9BN). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 134.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £363,011 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 2 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side extension and one and two storey rear extension including balcony, hip-to-gable loft conversion including balcony, and various external alterations including the creation of hardstanding to the front curtilage
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02204/FUL
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- The 21 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£363,011
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2022Most recent
£363,011
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9BN: £280,000 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in MK43 9BN
6 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
Sold Dec 2021
£450,0001 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
Sold Jan 2018
£280,0008 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
Sold Jan 2015
£275,0005 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
Sold Dec 2014
£280,0003 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
Sold Mar 2012
£200,000
Versus other Wood End Lane homes
On price per m², 2 Wood End Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,840
Street avg £2,282
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Ibbett Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Kempston Rural Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







