9 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AY

9 Hermitage Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1097 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 sits 83.4% above the 2014 sale of £223,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.