Old Rectory Cottage, The High Road, Felmersham, Bedford, MK43 7HN

Old Rectory Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Felmersham, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7HN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 38.6% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.