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Wayside, Bourne End Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BD

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Wayside

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

Wayside is a detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for partial demolition is awaiting a decision. It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £640,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 141.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Wayside

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

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Wayside, Bourne End Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

An application for partial demolition is currently awaiting a decision.

  1. Nov 2025
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Change of use of land from agricultural to garden land. Demolition of existing stables and erection of garden room for ancillary use

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/25/03590/FULL
    View planning record
  2. May 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/21/01278/FULL
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

Wayside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£610,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£640,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 April 2025Most recent

    £640,000

    +17.4%over 4 years

  2. 22 December 2020

    £544,999

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0BD: £560,000 (2023–2018).

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 Wayside runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,275

Street avg £2,896

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 112 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Wayside

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£614k

1, Bourne End, Cranfield

MK43 0AX

5 bed
£623k

1 Biggs Avenue, Lidlington

MK43 0WU

£554k

1 Broad Green, Cranfield

MK43 0JQ

5 bed3 bath
£543k

1 Braeburn Way, Cranfield

MK43 0EH

4 bed2 bath
£688k

1 Ashcraft Close, Marston Moretaine

MK43 0FJ

5 bed4 bath
£495k

1 Bowling Green Road, Cranfield

MK43 0ET

£456k

1 Arpins Pightle, Cranfield

MK43 0GG

£446k

1 Badgers Close, Cranfield

MK43 0GJ

4 bed
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.
Full Bedford report

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 Wayside, Bourne End Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.