2 Walnut Close, Blunham, Bedford, MK44 3NB

2 Walnut Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Blunham, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot.

Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 sits 102.4% above the 2013 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 51.8% below the postcode norm. At 146 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (March 2013).