1b The Birches, Ampthill Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BA

1b The Birches is a detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 19% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £763,000 sits 98.2% above the 2002 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.