5 Banktop Place, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2ER

5 Banktop Place is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK4 2ER). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 46). The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 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. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 180% above the 2007 sale of £42,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 33 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).