5 Barton Road, Bedford, MK42 0NA

5 Barton Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 53 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 48 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2022–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 316% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £290,000.