Fairways, Flat 5, High Street, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4ES

Fairways is a mid-terrace house in Silsoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Fairways, where floor areas span 22–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 38.3% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 63.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.