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

The Old Bakery is an end-of-terrace house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Old Bakery (28–30 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (72 versus a worst of 45). The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 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). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 125.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.