1b, The Pyghtle, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JD

1b is a four-bedroom detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £737,000 is 44.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 58.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016.