56 The Ridgeway, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1DJ

56 The Ridgeway is a five-bedroom detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 21.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 73.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £415,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.