36 Merchant Lane, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0DA

36 Merchant Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 328 m² (around 3528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 328 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 sits 464.8% above the 1998 sale of £129,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 85.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.