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About 2 Ailwyns Acre
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Ailwyns Acre is a detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0GA). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 16.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 245.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £427,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Ailwyns Acre, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0GA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Ailwyns Acre has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2009ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Full: Single storey rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£427,500
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ailwyns Acre homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Ailwyns Acre outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,548
Street avg £2,323
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0GA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 24 points of interest in total.
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