Old Mill Lodge, Shillington Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JE

Old Mill Lodge is a two-bedroom detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 120.5% above the 2007 sale of £239,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 29% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 10 EPCs).