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3 sales on record
About 8 Ailwyns Acre
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Ailwyns Acre is a five-bedroom detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0GA). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 155.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 156 m² it's 17.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 4 EPCs). Sold November 2022 for £575,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Ailwyns Acre was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2022)
£575,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 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.
On years held, 8 Ailwyns Acre runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,686
Street avg £2,538
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 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
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