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EPC B
About 20 Alexandra Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Alexandra Road is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 2.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 73.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 85 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £365,000 in July 2023.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Alexandra Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Alexandra Road, Bedford, MK40 1JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Sept 2007SubdivisionAmendmentGrant Permission
Conversion of dwelling into 3 no. residential flats.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Alexandra Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2023)
£365,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Alexandra Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 20 Alexandra Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,646
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
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
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
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