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Broad Green Farm, Bourne End Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BD

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Broad Green Farm

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Broad Green Farm is a semi-detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £615,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Broad Green Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Broad Green Farm, Bourne End Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2001
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Front of property

    FULL: FRONT EXTENSION TO DWELLING TO FORM GRANNY ANNEXE (REVISED SCHEME TO THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER REF: 12/2000/0891 DATED 26.1.01) (PART RETROSPECTIVE).

    Retrospective
    Reference
    MB/01/01631/FULL
    View planning record
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£620,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£615,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 October 2021Most recent

    £615,000

    +65.3%over 16 years
  2. 9 June 2005

    £372,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0BD: £560,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Bourne End Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Broad Green Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,301

Street avg £3,178

Strongly above

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Broad Green Farm

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Crawley Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Holywell School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK43 0BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 0BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Broad Green Farm, Bourne End Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.