17 Byron Crescent, Bedford, MK40 2BD

17 Byron Crescent is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 is 15% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 70.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.