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Get started8 Beech Court is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 2DE). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 44 m² this is the 9th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–51 m².
It hasn't traded since October 1996, a hold of 30 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. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 294.1% above the 1996 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 64.3% below the postcode norm.
8 Beech Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.
8 Beech Court's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£34,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
8 Beech Court outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£773
Street avg £2,137
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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
Shakespeare Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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18 October 1996Most recent
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 2DE: £123,000 (2024–2009).
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Closest school
0.4 km
Priory Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB
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