The Birches, Greenfield Road, Pulloxhill, Bedford, MK45 5EZ

The Birches is a detached house in Pulloxhill, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 sits 61.9% above the 2014 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014).