5 Balmoral Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2PT

5 Balmoral Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 2PT). It has a recorded floor area of 285 m² (around 3068 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

At 285 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 sits 53.5% above the 2015 sale of £450,125. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 27.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.