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Get startedFlat 7 is a two-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 3EU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 66 m² this is the 8th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. At 66 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £134,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 7 years.
£134,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 7 years.
On years held, Flat 7 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,030
Street avg £2,707
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cecil Higgins Gallery — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Ventilation system changed
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14 September 2021Most recent
£134,000
+9.4%over 6 years9 February 2015
£122,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3EU: £225,000 (2023–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
MK40 3BY
Closest school
0.4 km
Bedford College. 30 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB
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