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April Cottage, Rectory Lane, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BJ

1 planning record
Council tax
Band E
Overview

About April Cottage

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

April Cottage is a property in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0BJ). It has council tax band E.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (June 2011).

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  • 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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against April Cottage, Rectory Lane, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at April Cottage, Rectory Lane, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BJ

1decisions1extensions11documents9nearby
  1. Apr 2021
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Replace front porch

    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/21/00859/FULL
    Full record in report

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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.
Last sold (2011)

£392,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 June 2011Most recent

    £392,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0BJ: £730,000 (2023–2008).

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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
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Area

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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

0.7 km

Coronation Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Holywell School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

40.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 0BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.1dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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