1 Black Hat Close, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HE

1 Black Hat Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Wilstead, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3HE). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 74.5% above the 2005 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.