3 Rowan Way, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0DH

3 Rowan Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 11.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 91.2% above the 2007 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 8 EPCs).