20 Duckmill Crescent, Chethams, Bedford, MK42 0AE

20 Duckmill Crescent is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–146 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2010.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2006. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 26.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.