9 Sharp Close, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BZ

9 Sharp Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in June 2008. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 sits 71.7% above the 2008 sale of £293,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm.