Flat, 44 High Street, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DX

Flat is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). At 47 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–281 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 26 units on file.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in May 2003. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 16% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 136.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.