131a, High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DJ

131a is a five-bedroom detached house in Riseley, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2777 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.

At 258 m² the property is well over the postcode median (157 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £700,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year.