3b, High Street, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4HY

3b is a detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4HY). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in March 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £899,000 sits 1698% above the 1997 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 91.8% below the postcode norm.