105a, West End, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QU

105a is a detached house in Haynes, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2023) returns an A (score 97), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 178 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £742,000 sits 155.9% above the 2000 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 50.3% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.