Flat 3, 14 Woburn Road, Bedford, MK40 1EG

Flat 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 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 31 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.