1 Albany Road, Bedford, MK40 3PH

1 Albany Road is a nine-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 482 m² (around 5188 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 482 m² the property is well over the postcode median (177 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,257,000 is 38.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.