3 Cranfield Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9EB
About 3 Cranfield Road
3 Cranfield Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wootton, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9EB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £260,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 73.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
3 Cranfield Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 June 2025
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 3 Cranfield Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
4 applications on record at 3 Cranfield Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9EB
- May 2021DemolitionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01035/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2022Decision
- ConditionsMar 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
3 Cranfield Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2022Most recent
£260,000
+26.8%over 2 years17 October 2019
£205,000
+50.2%over 17 years19 September 2002
£136,500
+39.6%over 1 year18 January 2001
£97,750
+82.7%over 3 years11 September 1997
£53,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9EB: £415,000 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in MK43 9EB
2 Cranfield Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9EB
Sold May 2023
£415,0007 Cranfield Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9EB
Sold Mar 2023
£480,00010 Cranfield Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9EB
Sold Feb 2021
£410,00019 Cranfield Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9EB
Sold Dec 2019
£450,0008 Cranfield Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9EB
Sold Sept 2010
£250,000
Versus other Cranfield Road homes
EPC Rating for 3 Cranfield Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,714
Street avg £3,522
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Squires Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wootton Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







