7 Elm Tree Grove, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2JE

7 Elm Tree Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Keysoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 43.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm.