4a, Battison Street, Bedford, MK40 1QU

4a is a one-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). At 37 m² this is the 7th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 33 units on file.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 48.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode.