Flat 5, 11 Union Street, Bedford, MK40 2SF
About Flat 5
Flat 5 is a mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 2SF). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (November 2025) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 58 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
At 58 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 28 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Flat 5 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
1 application on record at Flat 5, 11 Union Street, Bedford, MK40 2SF
- Jan 2015ExtensionAmendmentOutcome in report
13/01005/MAF - Various amendments to rear extension front boundary treatment and front elevation notes front garden planting removed - Conversion of existing building from B1 (office use) and three storey/two storey rear extension to form 10 residential flats.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00327/NMA
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Sales history & valuation
Flat 5 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 2SF: £110,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in MK40 2SF
Flat C, 7 Union Street, Bedford, MK40 2SF
Sold Dec 2022
£100,000Flat D, 7 Union Street, Bedford, MK40 2SF
Sold Dec 2022
£85,0009 Union Street, Bedford, MK40 2SF
Sold Aug 2011
£280,000Flat B, 7 Union Street, Bedford, MK40 2SF
Sold Nov 2006
£110,000Flat A, 7 Union Street, Bedford, MK40 2SF
Sold Nov 2006
£110,000
Versus other Union Street homes
Flat 5 outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Warwick Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Priory Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB