17 Silsoe Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AX

17 Silsoe Road is a semi-detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2AX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 sits 235.5% above the 2000 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (168 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.