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Get startedFlat 2 is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–68 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Flat 2 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
EPC Rating for Flat 2 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 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
0.1 km
Bedford Railway Station — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1EG: £145,000 (2023–2019).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
MK40 1EQ
Closest school
0.2 km
Priory Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB