Guildhalls, Flat 7, 43 Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1DX

Guildhalls is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the 4th 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 36 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 £122,000 is 17.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £103,500 in October 2018.