The Croft, Bedford Road, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RA

The Croft is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ravensden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2RA). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £433,000 is 14.2% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £379,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.