Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ivy House, Lodge Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BQ
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Ivy House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ivy House is a three-bedroom detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 sits 326.8% above the 1999 sale of £130,985. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ivy House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jul 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 July 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ivy House, Lodge Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ivy House has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Ivy House, Lodge Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BQ
1decisions1extensions3documents9nearby
- Sept 2000ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
FULL: CONSERVATORY TO REAR.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- MB/00/01233/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Ivy House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£130,985
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 December 1999Most recent
£130,985
Median price across the last 2 sales in MK43 0BQ: £390,000 (2003–1999).
Nearby sales in MK43 0BQ
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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
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Townsend Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Cranfield Church of England Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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