14 Elger Close, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AU

14 Elger Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1418 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2009–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 51.7% above the 2010 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 135.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 132 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).