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Get startedGuildhalls is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Guildhalls, where floor areas span 30–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 73). Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 123% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 47 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. Sold April 2022 for £163,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Guildhalls's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Extension: Rear of property
Change of use of student accommodation to eight flats, associated parking and four storey rear extension. Discharge of condition 5 of planning permission 03/01701/FUL - (secure cycle parking provision)
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 14 years.
£163,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 14 years.
Price per m² for Guildhalls runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,794
Street avg £2,715
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Rear of property
Change of use of student accommodation to eight flats, associated parking and four storey rear extension. Discharge of condition 3 of planning permission 03/01701/FUL - (window details)
4 more applications for this property
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22 April 2022Most recent
£163,000
+12.4%over 5 years10 June 2016
£144,995
+17.9%over 8 years6 June 2008
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1DX: £230,000 (2025–2023).
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
MK40 1EQ
Closest school
0.3 km
Priory Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB
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