268 Bedford Road, Husborne Crawley, Bedford, MK43 0UT

268 Bedford Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Husborne Crawley, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0UT). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 is 29.8% above the 2019 sale price. Sold April 2019 for £325,000.