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4 sales on record
About 27a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
27a is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. At 27 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–173 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 48 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£671/sq ft) was about 244.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
27a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 7)
Dec 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.7 t/year
Occupancy
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2016)
£195,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashburnham Road homes
Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 27a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,222
Street avg £2,625
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.7 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
Bedford Railway Station — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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