What type of property is 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN?

17 The Chase, MK43 9HN is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN last change hands?

17 The Chase, MK43 9HN last sold for £460,000 in January 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £132,651 in January 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between January 1995 and January 2018, 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN rose from £132,651 to £460,000, a change of £327,349. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN have?

The current EPC rating for 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN?

17 The Chase, MK43 9HN has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (1,851 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK43 9HN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN heated?

The latest EPC at 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN?

17 The Chase, MK43 9HN is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN located?

17 The Chase, MK43 9HN sits in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK43 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN?

Police records around 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN?

The closest primary school to 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN is Kempston Rural Primary School (870m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kempston Academy (1.0km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN?

The closest bus stop to 17 The Chase, MK43 9HN is Ibbett Close, 137m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 The Chase, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9HN

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

172 m²

1851 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 The Chase

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

17 The Chase is a four-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9HN). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 172 m² it's 24.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 is 27.2% above the 2018 sale price.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms4

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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.

17 The Chase'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 28 Jun 2026

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 The Chase, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 The Chase has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 The Chase has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£585,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£460,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

25 January 2018Most recent
£460,000
+49.8%over 11 years
20 July 2006
£307,000
+27.1%over 4 years
22 March 2002
£241,500
+82.1%over 7 years
20 January 1995
£132,651

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9HN: £440,000 (2022–2016).

Nearby sales in MK43 9HN

On the street

Versus other The Chase homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 The Chase lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,674

Street avg £2,800

On par

Floor Area

172 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed

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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.

Full Bedford report

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

0.9 km

Kempston Rural Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 9HN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

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