97a, High Street, Bedford, MK40 1NE

97a is a three-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 1NE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 sits 88.2% above the 2013 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 46.9% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in August 2013.