23a, Wood Lane, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AJ

23a is a semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 392.6% above the 1998 sale of £87,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 73.9% below the postcode norm.