12 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH

12 Home Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3NH). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 354.2% above the 1996 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 65.9% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.