14 Balmoral Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2PT

14 Balmoral Avenue is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 2PT). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 39.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.