21 Charlbury Court, Merton Road, Bedford, MK40 3AE

21 Charlbury Court is a mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 6th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in February 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 45 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 26 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 214.6% above the 2000 sale of £47,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm.