8 Battison Street, Bedford, MK40 1QU

8 Battison Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 52.6% above the 2007 sale of £133,000.