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About 36 Merchant Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 (152 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% 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 85.5% 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.
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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
36 Merchant Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 36 Merchant Lane, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 36 Merchant Lane in 2021.
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Large single storey rear extension with internal and external alterations to main dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
36 Merchant Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£129,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Merchant Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 36 Merchant Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£397
Street avg £3,135
Floor Area
328 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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