3a, Main Road, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4BB

3a is a four-bedroom detached house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £891,000 is 47.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 239 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (319 m² median across 13 EPCs).