17 Blansby Chase, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2LT

17 Blansby Chase is a three-bedroom detached house in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK4 2LT). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since February 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 86 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 104.2% above the 2008 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 15.2% below the postcode norm.