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About 5 Lodge Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Lodge Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 10.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 17 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, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £312,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Aug 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Lodge Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Lodge Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2025ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Lodge Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2022)
£312,500
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lodge Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 5 Lodge Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,883
Street avg £3,633
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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