29a, Rutland Road, Bedford, MK40 1DG

29a is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 40 m² this is the 20th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–232 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. 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 (£1,277/sq ft) was about 873.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 59 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 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.