3 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG
About 3 Railway Cottages
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Railway Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Railway Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£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
Everything we know about 3 Railway Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Ampthill Road homes
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
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
Juniper Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Willow Grove Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB