Brickwall Farm, The Smithy, Kiln Lane, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4DA

Brickwall Farm is a semi-detached house in Clophill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 128 m² it sits well below the postcode median (210 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 is 37.5% above the 2012 sale price.