5 Blunham Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8BY

5 Blunham Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Biggleswade (SG18 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 52.4% above the 2007 sale of £103,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 18 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.