The Old Rectory, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA

The Old Rectory is a five-bedroom detached house in Swineshead, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 14 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,093,000 is 20.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.