57 Bedford Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LL

57 Bedford Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 16.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 87.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in June 2018.