16 Southern Cross, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AW

16 Southern Cross is a five-bedroom detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2023 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 67 m² this is the 5th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–185 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a basement.

At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 is 10% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 101.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in October 2019.