14 Cornwallis Close, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8LG

14 Cornwallis Close is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bromham, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 8LG). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 113.5% above the 2005 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.