2 Honiton Way, Bedford, MK40 3AN

2 Honiton Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 96 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 49.6% above the 2009 sale price.