1 Crancott Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3ND

1 Crancott Close is a detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3ND). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 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. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £628,000 sits 82% above the 2007 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 33.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.