Flat 3, 106 High Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7BN

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7BN). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 54 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.