9 Burgess Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8RF

9 Burgess Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8RF). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 91.8% above the 2005 sale of £145,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 19.8% below the postcode norm.