27 Duck End Lane, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2DL

27 Duck End Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 85.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.