21 Earls Holme, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8PG

21 Earls Holme is a three-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 898 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 352.2% above the 1996 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 64.1% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 8 EPCs).