16 Homefield Road, Chawston, Bedford, MK44 3BN

16 Homefield Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Chawston, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (194 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £727,000 is 21.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£797/sq ft) was about 103.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.