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3 sales on record
About 5 Eastwood Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Eastwood Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9NS). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 is 29.8% below the 2025 sale of £315,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 158.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £315,000 in May 2025.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Eastwood Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Eastwood Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 30 years.
Last sold (2025)
£315,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Manor Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Eastwood Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,250
Street avg £4,231
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station — railway station.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 9NS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 43 points of interest in total.
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