5 George Street, Shefford, SG17 5BP

5 George Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Shefford (SG17 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in March 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 111.4% above the 2008 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.