What type of property is 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP?

26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP?

26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP last sold for £410,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £67,476 in January 2001, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 2001 and November 2022, 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP rose from £67,476 to £410,000, a change of £342,524. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP have?

The current EPC rating for 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in July 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP?

26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK43 9BP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP?

26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP is in council tax band D.

Where is 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP located?

26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP sits in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK43 postcode district.

Is 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP show an average of 123 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (22% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP?

The closest primary school to 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP is Kempston Rural Primary School (881m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kempston Academy (1.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP?

The closest bus stop to 26 Ridge Road, MK43 9BP is Ibbett Close, 37m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Ridge Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BP

Estimated value

£417,000

Since the 2022 sale (£410,000)+2%
Against MK43 9BP's recent median (£397,500)+5%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£417,000

Against its 2022 sale (£410,000)+2%
Against MK43 9BP's recent median (£397,500)+5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 26 Ridge Road is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK43 9BP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
101 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in MK43 9BP
5 sales, median £397,500 (2026–2018)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

26 Ridge Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Sales timeline

17 November 2022Most recent
£410,000
+507.6%over 21 years
31 January 2001
£67,476

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9BP: £397,500 (2026–2018).

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Risks

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Overview

About 26 Ridge Road

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

26 Ridge Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9BP). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

At 101 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 91.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £410,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

26 Ridge Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate

Jul 2022

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 July 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Ridge Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Ridge 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.

On the street

Versus other Ridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 26 Ridge Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,059

Street avg £2,621

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

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.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

123/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Ibbett Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Kempston Rural Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Kempston Rural Primary SchoolPrimary881m
Kempston AcademySecondary1.1km
Wootton Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
Balliol Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km

Nearest stops

Ibbett CloseBus stop37m
Ridgeways FarmBus stop263m
Wootton RoadBus stop368m
Kempston Rural Primary SchoolBus stop640m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences666 reports39%
Anti-social Behaviour304 reports18%
Criminal Damage & Arson139 reports8%
Vehicle Crime116 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 9BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 26 Ridge Road is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK43 9BP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 26 Ridge Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 26 Ridge Road was lodged in July 2022 at band E and is valid until July 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 26 Ridge Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 10 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK43 9BP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 26 Ridge Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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