Yamkela, Old School Lane, Stanford, Biggleswade, SG18 9JL

Yamkela is a four-bedroom detached house in Stanford, Biggleswade, Biggleswade (SG18 9JL). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £697,000 is 21.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 8 years since the last transfer (March 2018).