11 Abbey Fields, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GP

11 Abbey Fields is a mid-terrace house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 74). Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

It hasn't traded since March 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 73.1% above the 2009 sale of £167,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm.