7 Albert Place, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LJ

7 Albert Place is a mid-terrace house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 63.1% above the 2007 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 70.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).