24 Southern Cross, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AW

24 Southern Cross is a detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. At 54 m² this is the 2nd 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. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (75 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 55.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £214,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.