2 Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1DS

2 Ashburnham Road is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 140 m² this is the 25th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 26 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 60% below the 2024 sale of £850,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£564/sq ft) was about 146.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £850,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.