8 Pyms Close, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3HY

8 Pyms Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Barford, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3HY). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 9th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 35 units on file.

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 is 19% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 218.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.