Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Railway Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Railway Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3JG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 158.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £219,995 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Railway Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
May 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 May 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Early 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC DNo mains gas
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Railway Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£219,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 September 2021Most recent
£219,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3JG: £170,000 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in MK45 3JG
6 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG
Sold Nov 2024
£252,0001 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG
Sold Sept 2024
£170,0004 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG
Sold Mar 2004
£112,0005 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG
Sold Oct 2003
£110,0007 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG
Sold Sept 2001
£71,500
Versus other Ampthill Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Railway Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,235
Street avg £1,824
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
181/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Juniper Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Willow Grove Primary School. 9 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 3JG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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