5 bed detached house for sale

Willow Cottage, 23 Church Walk, Kempston, Bedfordshire MK42

For sale by auction on

Wednesday 22nd October 2025 at 12:00 pm

Auction Venue: Delta Marriott Hotel Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK7 6HL

This is an in-room auction which will also be live-streamed with availability for internet, telephone and proxy bidding.

An attractive detached period house occupying a large plot that is nicely positioned within Church Walk, a no through road at the end of Water Lane. The house is set back from the front boundary with a large block paved area of hardstanding, a detached double width garage to the side, then at the rear is a long level garden and a tributary to the River Great Ouse to the side boundary.

Description
Believed to be a late Victorian building, Willow Cottage has over time been enlarged and improved with additions to both the front & rear, plus internally there are modern fixtures and fittings that includes the kitchen and bathroom. The house sits back from the front boundary with a large front garden block paved to provide parking for several vehicles and to the side is a detached double width garage constructed of pre-cast concrete sections with a pitched tiled roof. A gated side passage leads to the large rear garden which offers a high degree of privacy with paddock land to the side and rear.

Internally the overall decorative condition appears good, although having last been used as a children's care home there are some fittings of regulatory requirement unbefitting a private house. On the ground floor are three reception rooms, a snug, a large kitchen, a utility room and a porch with a cloakroom/WC. On the first floor are five bedrooms, with the master bedroom benefiting from an en-suite shower room, and a family bathroom fitted with a contemporary suite, tiled walls and floor.

Location
Kempston is an area on the south side of Bedford which offers easy access to the town centre, the A6 and in turn the A421, with the proposed new site for Universal Studios being less than 5 miles from Willow Cottage.

Accommodation
Ground Floor: Entrance porch, cloakroom, hallway, three reception rooms, snug, kitchen and utility room.
First Floor: Landing, master bedroom with en-suite shower room, four further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Exterior
At the front is a low brick wall to the front boundary with raised flower and shrub beds, a substantial area of block paved hardstanding with the double width garage to the side. The rear garden has a patio, a lawn and a separate seating deck alongside the stream at the side boundary. The garage was last used as a play room but has suffered water ingress to a carpeted floor.

Note
Since 2021 the property has flooded on several occasions. Details will be included within the legal pack.

EPC Rating
D


VAT
VAT is not applicable

Viewings
We will be holding open-house viewings at the beginning of October. As soon as the dates and times have been set, we will let everyone know who has registered for the legal pack via e-mail, and they will also be published on our website.

Buyers Premium
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Administration Charge
Purchasers will be required to pay an administration fee of £1,500 incl. VAT