7 Crancott Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3ND
About 7 Crancott Close
7 Crancott Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3ND). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 21% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £299,995.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
7 Crancott Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 June 2029
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 7 Crancott Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3ND
- Oct 2020DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension and demolition of existing garage
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/20/02897/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£299,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 January 2020Most recent
£299,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3ND: £365,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in MK45 3ND
8 Crancott Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3ND
Sold Feb 2023
£470,00014a, Crancott Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3ND
Sold Feb 2022
£365,00016 Crancott Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3ND
Sold Jun 2021
£380,00012 Crancott Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3ND
Sold Aug 2018
£294,0005 Crancott Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3ND
Sold Jan 2017
£320,000
Versus other Crancott Close homes
On floor area, 7 Crancott Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,412
Street avg £3,500
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
181/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Houghton Conquest Lower 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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







