15 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS

15 Bedford Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on lpg. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 77.5% above the 2007 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.