2 Brancker Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0UL

2 Brancker Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Shortstown, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 0UL). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since February 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 sits 85.5% above the 2005 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).