Fairways, Flat 1, High Street, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4ES

Fairways is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Silsoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 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. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 135.9% above the 2000 sale of £98,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 30.7% below the postcode norm. At 63 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).