Dog House, Bedford Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TR

Dog House is a detached house in Cople, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3TR). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (197 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 sits 66.1% above the 2011 sale of £440,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 46.9% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (September 2011).