2 Cross End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2EE
About 2 Cross End
2 Cross End is a three-bedroom detached house in Thurleigh, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2EE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Last sale on file: £495,000 in February 2023. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
2 Cross End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a side and rear extension application was refused at 2 Cross End in 2023.
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension and installation of roof lights to rear.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00145/FUL
- Oct 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
One and two storey rear and side extension with the installation of roof lights to rear
- Reference
- 23/01707/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2009.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 14 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
8 February 2023Most recent
£495,000
+37.5%over 7 years18 December 2015
£360,000
+20.0%over 1 year4 November 2014
£300,000
+30.4%over 2 years10 May 2012
£230,000
+9.5%over 2 years21 June 2009
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2EE: £430,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in MK44 2EE
8 Cross End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2EE
Sold Nov 2024
£430,0007 Cross End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2EE
Sold Mar 2023
£595,000Orchard End Farm, Cross End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2EE
Sold Oct 2022
£405,0001 Cross End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2EE
Sold May 2022
£990,0005 Cross End, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2EE
Sold Nov 2020
£312,000
Everything we know about 2 Cross End, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cross End homes
EPC Rating for 2 Cross End lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,156
Street avg £5,223
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Robins Folly — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Thurleigh Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB