1 Vine Cottage, Manor Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK43 9NT
About 1 Vine Cottage
1 Vine Cottage is a semi-detached house in Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9NT). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.
Energy performance
1 Vine Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Vine Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Vine Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9NT: £440,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in MK43 9NT
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Sold Aug 2015
£348,000Askern House, Manor Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK43 9NT
Sold Oct 2010
£440,0002 Vine Cottages, Manor Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK43 9NT
Sold Jul 1998
£120,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Manor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Willow Grove Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







