5 Abbey Fields, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GP

5 Abbey Fields is an end-of-terrace house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2018) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 168.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.