17 Hurst Grove, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0SB

17 Hurst Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0SB). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition, a porch and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £580,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.