17 Downland, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, MK8 8HR

17 Downland is a semi-detached house in Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK8 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 313.7% above the 2001 sale of £36,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (44 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.