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Get started61a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 3TG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–1998, sale prices here grew 0.1% per year, broadly in step with Bedford's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 315% above the 1998 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 53.5% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
61a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 2 years.
£40,000
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 2 years.
61a is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,026
Street avg £2,981
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
Dudley Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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29 April 1998Most recent
£40,000
4 April 1996
£39,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3TG: £325,000 (2023–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
MK40 3UZ
Closest school
0.4 km
Castle Newnham School. 26 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB
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