Guildhalls, Flat 3, 43 Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1DX

Guildhalls is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Guildhalls (30–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

It hasn't traded since January 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 49 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, change of use to residential and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 11.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.