54 Appledore Road, Bedford, MK40 3UZ

54 Appledore Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 3UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 78 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold September 2024 for £450,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 69.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.