20 Southern Cross, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AW

20 Southern Cross is a four-bedroom detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 843 sq ft) and council tax band C. At 78 m² this is the 21st 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 bottom. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 72.5% above the 2009 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 51 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).