What type of property is 68 High Street, MK43 0DF?

68 High Street, MK43 0DF is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 68 High Street, MK43 0DF sell for?

68 High Street, MK43 0DF last sold for £365,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £93,000 in June 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 68 High Street, MK43 0DF?

Across 4 sales between June 1998 and September 2021, 68 High Street, MK43 0DF rose from £93,000 to £365,000, a change of £272,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 68 High Street, MK43 0DF?

The current EPC rating for 68 High Street, MK43 0DF is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 68 High Street, MK43 0DF?

68 High Street, MK43 0DF has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK43 0DF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 68 High Street, MK43 0DF heated?

The latest EPC at 68 High Street, MK43 0DF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 68 High Street, MK43 0DF?

68 High Street, MK43 0DF is in council tax band E.

Where is 68 High Street, MK43 0DF located?

68 High Street, MK43 0DF sits in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK43 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 68 High Street, MK43 0DF?

Police records around 68 High Street, MK43 0DF show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 68 High Street, MK43 0DF?

The closest primary school to 68 High Street, MK43 0DF is Cranfield Church of England Academy (696m). The closest secondary is Holywell School (889m).

What is the nearest station to 68 High Street, MK43 0DF?

The closest bus stop to 68 High Street, MK43 0DF is Townsend Close, 51m away. In total there are 22 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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68 High Street, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0DF

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 68 High Street

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

68 High Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Sold September 2021 for £365,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 17% above the 2021 sale price.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

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Energy

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

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 68 High Street, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

68 High Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

68 High Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£427,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£365,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£365,000
+151.7%over 20 years
1 October 2000
£145,000
-10.2%
1 May 2000
£161,500
+73.7%over 1 year
11 June 1998
£93,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0DF: £495,000 (2023–2019).

Nearby sales in MK43 0DF

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

68 High Street is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,318

Street avg £3,258

On par

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 113 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£425k

1 Bakery Close, Cranfield

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1 Badgers Close, Cranfield

MK43 0GJ

4 bed

£543k

1 Braeburn Way, Cranfield

MK43 0EH

4 bed2 bath

£375k

1 Butler Drive, Lidlington

MK43 0UQ

3 bed2 bath

£365k

1 Astwood Road, Cranfield

MK43 0AU

3 bed

£357k

1 Arundel Road, Marston Moretaine

MK43 0JZ

3 bed1 bath

£355k

1 Bourne End Road, Cranfield

MK43 0BD

3 bed1 bath

£339k

1 Browns Close, Marston Moretaine

MK43 0PL

3 bed

Area

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.

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

0.1 km

Townsend Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Cranfield Church of England Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 0DF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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