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Get startedFlat 3 is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 62). The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 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 48 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 30 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 360.7% above the 1997 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 60.9% below the postcode norm.
Flat 3 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Latest sale on Flat 3 was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£28,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On habitable rooms, Flat 3 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£583
Street avg £2,818
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 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
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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31 July 1997Most recent
£28,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1EG: £145,000 (2023–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
MK40 1HP
Closest school
0.2 km
Priory Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB
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