139a, Midland Road, Bedford, MK40 1DN

139a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–165 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2021); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 is 27.2% below the 2007 sale of £405,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,017/sq ft) was about 322.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2003. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.