3 Mill Lane, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LN

3 Mill Lane is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4LN). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 70.1% above the 2005 sale of £120,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 22 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.