Flat 3, 41 Grafton Road, Bedford, MK40 1DJ

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (28–33 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 18.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 198.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £90,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.