5 Dame Alice Street, Bedford, MK40 1BS

5 Dame Alice Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 23 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (23–54 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 22 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 53.7% above the 2011 sale of £73,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (42 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.