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7 sales on record
About 86a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
86a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Biggleswade (SG18 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 76 m² this is the 5th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–229 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 15 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 44% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £215,000 in May 2025. At 76 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 14 EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
86a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£215,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Shortmead Street homes
Three headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 86a stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ivel Gardens — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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