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Get startedFlat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 88 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (48–88 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 (62 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since September 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 507% above the 1995 sale of £28,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 78.3% below the postcode norm.
Flat 1's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£28,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On price per m², Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£324
Street avg £2,855
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
54.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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18 September 1995Most recent
£28,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1EG: £145,000 (2023–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
MK40 1NU
Closest school
0.2 km
Priory Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB
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