42 Martingale Place, Downs Barn, Milton Keynes, MK14 7QN

42 Martingale Place is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Downs Barn, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK14 7QN). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. 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 £188,000 sits 487.5% above the 1997 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 63.4% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 27 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.