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4 sales on record
About Flat A
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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).
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.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Flat A has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£500,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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