Flat 1, 5 Woburn Road, Bedford, MK40 1EG

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–201 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 65). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 39.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 120% above the 2002 sale of £60,000. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 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 84% of similar EPCs).