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

8 Home Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3NH). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2017. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 27.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 73.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.