43a, High Street, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DA

43a is a semi-detached house in Harrold, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7DA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–434 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 25 units on file.

Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 64.4% above the 2006 sale of £90,000. At 48 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 24 EPCs).