28 The Avenue, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QF

28 The Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Bletsoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1QF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 702 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since September 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 65 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 41.9% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 69.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.