5 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH

5 Melrose Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9FH). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 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 rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 sits 52.8% above the 2014 sale of £341,000. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in November 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.