21 How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT

21 How End Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3JT). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2006–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 is 14.3% below the 2026 sale of £596,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,025/sq ft) was about 357.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £596,000 in March 2026. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.