15 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA

15 Highfield Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Oakley, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7TA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £674,000 sits 84.7% above the 2014 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 83.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.