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About 17 Battison Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Battison Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 77 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 30 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 25% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £156,000 in January 2020.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£156,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Battison Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 17 Battison Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,026
Street avg £1,931
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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 1QU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
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