5 Franklin Close, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0LR

5 Franklin Close is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Marston Moretaine, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0LR). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 83.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £390,000.