17 Milecastle, Bancroft, Milton Keynes, MK13 0QL

17 Milecastle is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bancroft, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK13 0QL). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Held since October 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 515.2% above the 1995 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 57.9% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 22 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.