7 Duck End Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NP

7 Duck End Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3NP). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on lpg.

Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 sits 52.9% above the 2015 sale of £382,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 73.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 115 m² it sits well below the postcode median (204 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015).