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4 sales on record
About 29a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
29a is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 34 m² this is the 9th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–232 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 52 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 68.5% below the 2022 sale of £550,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,503/sq ft) was about 1064.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
29a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 29a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2022)
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rutland Road homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
29a is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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