1 Chestnut Gardens, The Links, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7PT

1 Chestnut Gardens is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 7PT). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (30–43 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 43 m² the property is well over the postcode median (30 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 195.7% above the 2001 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm.