Roslyn, Bunyan Road, Bedford, MK42 9JB

Roslyn is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in June 1998. 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 £289,000 sits 416.1% above the 1998 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 54.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 25 EPCs).