2 Bedford Street, Peterborough, PE1 4DN

2 Bedford Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Peterborough (PE1 4DN). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 75.7% above the 2011 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 26.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2001. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.