23 Wood Lane, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AJ

23 Wood Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 is 17.9% above the 2017 sale price.