5 Hale Lodge, St Andrews Road, Bedford, MK40 2LN

5 Hale Lodge is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 2LN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file.

It hasn't traded since February 1995, a hold of 31 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 £130,000 sits 282.4% above the 1995 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 68.2% below the postcode norm. At 44 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 10 EPCs).