4 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
About 4 Wood End Lane
4 Wood End Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9BN). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1580 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 sits 594.5% above the 1995 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 83.9% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
4 Wood End Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Wood End Lane has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Wood End Lane was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 September 1995Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9BN: £280,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in MK43 9BN
2 Wood End Lane, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BN
Sold Oct 2022
£363,0116 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
£280,000
Versus other Wood End Lane homes
Price per m² for 4 Wood End Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£375
Street avg £3,175
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
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







