14 Howard Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QH

14 Howard Close is a detached house in Haynes, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since July 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 sits 383.5% above the 1996 sale of £103,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 64.8% below the postcode norm.