8 Baker Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QE

8 Baker Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Ampthill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2QE). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement.

Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 36.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.