2 Kirkstall Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FE

2 Kirkstall Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9FE). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1542 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 49.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.