Flat A, 2 The Avenue, Bedford, MK40 1EF

Flat A is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).

Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 50.2% below the 2021 sale of £500,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,323/sq ft) was about 1657.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (47 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £500,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.