The Old Rectory, Lower Gravenhurst, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JR

The Old Rectory is a detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JR). It has a recorded floor area of 390 m² (around 4198 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 390 m² the property is well over the postcode median (216 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £2,403,000 is 20.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 77.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.