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On Burr Close, in Kempston West & South
What it's like at MK42 7FF: every home that has sold on Burr Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Burr Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 37 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Burr CloseDetached | Nov 2010 | £405,000 | 172 m² | £2,355/m² | 1 |
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| 2, Burr CloseDetached | Nov 2014 | £428,995 | 177 m² | £2,424/m² | 1 |
| 3, Burr CloseDetached | Oct 2014 | £430,000 | 195 m² | £2,205/m² | 1 |
| 4, Burr CloseDetached | Aug 2012 | £455,695 | 195 m² | £2,337/m² | 1 |
| 5, Burr CloseTerraced | Feb 2026 | £320,000 | 76 m² | £4,211/m² | 3 |
| 7, Burr CloseTerraced | Jan 2022 | £270,000 | 76 m² | £3,553/m² | 3 |
| 8, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2012 | £225,000 | 103 m² | £2,184/m² | 1 |
| 9, Burr CloseTerraced | Dec 2010 | £199,475 | 77 m² | £2,591/m² | 1 |
| 10, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2018 | £290,000 | 115 m² | £2,522/m² | 2 |
| 11, Burr CloseTerraced | Nov 2010 | £197,500 | 77 m² | £2,565/m² | 1 |
| 12, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £365,000 | 106 m² | £3,443/m² | 3 |
| 13, Burr CloseDetached | Dec 2010 | £154,999 | 57 m² | £2,719/m² | 1 |
| 14, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2010 | £222,500 | 80 m² | £2,781/m² | 1 |
| 15, Burr CloseTerraced | Mar 2016 | £154,995 | 47 m² | £3,298/m² | 2 |
| 16, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £277,500 | 81 m² | £3,426/m² | 2 |
| 17, Burr CloseFlat | Sept 2022 | £260,000 | 64 m² | £4,063/m² | 4 |
| 18, Burr CloseDetached | Jan 2018 | £480,000 | 190 m² | £2,526/m² | 1 |
| 19, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2010 | £203,000 | 77 m² | £2,636/m² | 1 |
| 20, Burr CloseDetached | May 2012 | £414,995 | 170 m² | £2,441/m² | 1 |
| 21, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £260,000 | 68 m² | £3,824/m² | 2 |
| 23, Burr CloseDetached | Dec 2021 | £420,000 | 111 m² | £3,784/m² | 2 |
| 24, Burr CloseDetached | Jun 2012 | £400,290 | 195 m² | £2,053/m² | 1 |
| 25, Burr CloseDetached | Nov 2012 | £282,600 | 113 m² | £2,501/m² | 1 |
| 26, Burr CloseDetached | Mar 2012 | £397,495 | 170 m² | £2,338/m² | 1 |
| 27, Burr CloseDetached | Jul 2026 | £430,000 | 108 m² | £3,981/m² | 2 |
| 28, Burr CloseDetached | Feb 2013 | £430,000 | 194 m² | £2,216/m² | 1 |
| 29, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £285,000 | 92 m² | £3,098/m² | 2 |
| 30, Burr CloseDetached | May 2021 | £500,000 | 170 m² | £2,941/m² | 3 |
| 31, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2017 | £287,000 | 92 m² | £3,120/m² | 2 |
| 32, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2012 | £232,000 | 92 m² | £2,522/m² | 1 |
| 33, Burr CloseDetached | Jun 2013 | £280,725 | 107 m² | £2,624/m² | 1 |
| 34, Burr CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £277,000 | 92 m² | £3,011/m² | 2 |
| 35, Burr CloseDetached | Jul 2019 | £343,000 | 111 m² | £3,090/m² | 2 |
| 36, Burr CloseDetached | Jul 2026 | £450,000 | 110 m² | £4,091/m² | 2 |
| 38, Burr CloseDetached | May 2015 | £416,000 | 172 m² | £2,419/m² | 2 |
| 40, Burr CloseDetached | Dec 2021 | £455,000 | 110 m² | £4,136/m² | 2 |
| 41, Burr CloseTerraced | May 2016 | £98,000 | 101 m² | £970/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Kempston Hardwick, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 10k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bedford.
The nearest bus stop is Lodge Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, C1, C2); 12 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 72 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Kempston Rural Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kempston Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 40.3 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bedford Free School (3.2 km) and Goldington Academy (5.3 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 500 m away; McKenzie Butchers (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is King Street Surgery (1.2 km), with Britannia Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Amaani is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bedford Hospital, 2.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
abm catering @ Adlington The Newalls is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and Kempston Hammers Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 119 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 18% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Cryselco Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Cryselco Park Pavilion (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
17 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bedford constituency: Mohammad Yasin MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,430 (23.2%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Conservative 22%, Reform UK 11%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
11 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near MK42 7FF →
On this street: 0 of 36 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.6% | 86.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.7% | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 74 min
Nearest: Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 37 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.