The Old Farm House, Wilstead Hill, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3RD

The Old Farm House is a five-bedroom detached house in Haynes, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3RD). It has a recorded floor area of 309 m² (around 3326 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 309 m² the property is well over the postcode median (207 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,149,000 is 47.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015.