6 Eastwood Cottages, Manor Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK43 9NS

6 Eastwood Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9NS). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 28.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £250,000.