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

16 Crancott Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3ND). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £380,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.