Ravensden Service Station, Flat, Bedford Road, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RA

Ravensden Service Station is a detached house in Ravensden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2RA). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 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 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 30.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm.