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

9 Hale Lodge is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 2LN). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 8th 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, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in March 1999. 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 £146,000 sits 239.5% above the 1999 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 67.8% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).