Flat 1, 14 Woburn Road, Bedford, MK40 1EG

Flat 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 (64 m² across 31 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.