April Cottage, Church End, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RR

April Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ravensden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2RR). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

A recent sale: £175,000 in July 2025. At 72 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 22.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 42.7% below the postcode norm.