17 Grafton Road, Bedford, MK40 1DH

17 Grafton Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in February 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 sits 351.9% above the 1998 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 56.8% below the postcode norm.