3 The Barns, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ

3 The Barns is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.

At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 209.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £950,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.