9 Beech Avenue, Biggleswade, SG18 0EG

9 Beech Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Biggleswade (SG18 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 sits 79.8% above the 2013 sale of £282,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in December 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.