1 Butler Way, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TR

1 Butler Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Kempston, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 8TR). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 sits 125.3% above the 2003 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 49.3% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.