3 Dorchester Way, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FF

3 Dorchester Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9FF). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 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 £536,000 sits 221.1% above the 1998 sale of £166,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 42.9% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).