Flat 4, 68 Park Lane, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NJ

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blunham, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 424 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (20 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 54), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 55.6% above the 2010 sale of £85,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm.