18a, Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU

18a is a detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 sits 146% above the 1997 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm.