16 Byerly Place, Downs Barn, Milton Keynes, MK14 7QE

16 Byerly Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Downs Barn, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK14 7QE). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump.

Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 367.6% above the 1999 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 56.1% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.