1 Chestnut Crescent, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2DW

1 Chestnut Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since February 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 sits 75.1% above the 2010 sale of £337,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 26.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.