4 Railway Cottages, Ampthill Road, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, MK45 3JG

4 Railway Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3JG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 99.1% above the 2004 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.