1 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3QJ

1 Bushmead Avenue is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 3QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (164 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 50.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £936,000 is 17.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 203.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.