12a, Bridgend, Carlton, Bedford, MK43 7LP

12a is an end-of-terrace house in Carlton, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7LP). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 is 14.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 15% below the postcode norm.