8 Cobden Square, Bedford, MK40 2JE

8 Cobden Square is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the 4th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 46 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 56.6% above the 2006 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.