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3 sales on record
About 8 Maltings Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Maltings Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 63.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 76 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £340,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
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
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Maltings Close, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Maltings Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2006ConservatoryFullGranted
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 8 Maltings Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£340,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Maltings Close homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Maltings Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,474
Street avg £2,807
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
0.1 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0BY 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.
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