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3 sales on record
About 5 Ibbett Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Ibbett Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9BT). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 58.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Ibbett Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2021)
£320,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ibbett Close homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Ibbett Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,478
Street avg £2,360
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 9BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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