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Get startedFlat 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).
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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 (72 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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.
Flat A has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 24 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 24 years.
On habitable rooms, Flat A runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
20 m²
Street avg 34 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bedford Railway Station — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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25 June 2021Most recent
£500,000
+85.2%over 13 years27 September 2007
£269,950
+121.3%over 5 years12 October 2001
£122,000
+62.7%over 3 years10 November 1997
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1EF: £295,000 (2018–1995).
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
MK40 1SL
Closest school
0.2 km
Priory Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB
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