The Tresses, Church End, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RR

The Tresses is a two-bedroom detached house in Ravensden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2RR). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 66 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 15.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 76.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016.