8 Rye Crescent, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TJ

8 Rye Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cople, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 76.8% above the 2009 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm.