35 Acacia Road, Bedford, MK42 0HT

35 Acacia Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 607.5% above the 1998 sale of £33,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 68% below the postcode norm. At 56 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 37 EPCs).