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Get started5 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2022
Latest sale on 5 Ibbett Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 9 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 9 years.
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
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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29 June 2021Most recent
£320,000
+61.6%over 8 years28 June 2013
£198,000
+16.5%over 1 year10 February 2012
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9BT: £295,000 (2021–2015).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
MK43 9QB
Ibbett Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Kempston Rural Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB
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