Model Farm, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ

Model Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 166 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,218,000 is 16% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£588/sq ft) was about 333.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £1,050,000.