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Get started23 Rowan Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since December 2009, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 sits 78.9% above the 2009 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Full: Single storey front extension to form garage, alterations to roof ovef existing garage and alterations to vehicular access.
23 Rowan Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 13 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 13 years.
23 Rowan Way is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,792
Street avg £2,949
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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18 December 2009Most recent
£285,000
+1.8%over 4 years14 December 2005
£280,000
+180.0%over 9 years22 August 1996
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0DH: £360,000 (2022–2011).
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
MK43 0GJ
Townsend Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Cranfield Church of England Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
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