251 Old Harrowden Road, Harrowden, Bedford, MK42 0TB

251 Old Harrowden Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Harrowden, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 0TB). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £700,000.