8 Melchbourne Park, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BD

8 Melchbourne Park is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Melchbourne, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 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. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. At 221 m² this is the 7th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 114–344 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £653,000 sits 402.3% above the 1997 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 68.5% below the postcode norm. At 221 m² it's 29.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (171 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).