The Old Bakery, 2, 20 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4JU

The Old Bakery is a semi-detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in The Old Bakery, where floor areas span 28–30 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since July 2000, a hold of 26 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. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 220% above the 2000 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs).