Chestnut House, High Street, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4HY

Chestnut House is a detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4HY). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £930,000. Across 2013–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.