Heather Lea, Claridges Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HU

Heather Lea is a semi-detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2HU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 91 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 is 41.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2014.