Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

5 THE OLD FURLONG

CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS

£375,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Allon White Sports Cars	0.2 miles
Bus stop	War Memorial	0.2 miles
Train station	Lidlington	2.9 miles
Hospital	Willen Hospice	4.9 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire Milton Keynes Campus	6.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Last sold

£375,000 Jan 2026

Local average

£343,808 (46 sales)

Street crime

29 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	21/01/2026	£375,000	Semi-detached	+15.4%	£377,893 to March 2026	View transaction
Sold	28/06/2021	£325,000	Semi-detached	—	£389,925 to March 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
135 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HZ	£350,000	28/10/2025	Semi-detached
7 ORCHARD WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HU	£275,000	24/11/2023	Semi-detached
29 WALK HOUSE CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HY	£350,000	28/04/2023	Semi-detached
202 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EN	£370,000	28/04/2023	Semi-detached
15 HOOKES MEADOW, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GQ	£132,600	01/02/2023	Semi-detached
8 SIMDIMS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0BZ	£315,000	04/11/2022	Semi-detached
177 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0JB	£277,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
8 MALTINGS CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0BY	£340,000	15/09/2022	Semi-detached
3 THE OLD FURLONG, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS	£335,000	07/04/2022	Semi-detached
4 FLITT LEYS CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FY	£290,000	17/03/2022	Semi-detached
8 WALK HOUSE CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HY	£322,500	04/03/2022	Semi-detached
28 ORCHARD WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HU	£340,000	30/09/2021	Semi-detached
11 ORCHARD CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HX	£325,000	30/09/2021	Semi-detached
8 SMALLBROOK, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FA	£98,000	26/08/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £294,293 (14 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 11.9%

10y growth 28.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Central Bedfordshire. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 3.7%

5y (index) 22.2%

10y (index) 40.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Central Bedfordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,118/mo

Realistic £1,242/mo

Optimistic £1,366/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Central Bedfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bedford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Guildhalls, MK40	£795/mo	1	7.06 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Greyfriars Apartments, MK40	£800/mo	1	7.28 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, St Mary's Street, MK42	£975/mo	1	7.35 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £857/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.21%

Max investor price (0.8%) £100,000

Target investor price (1%) £80,000

Gross yield 2.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 39.1×

Monthly cashflow £-782/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -8.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	21
Anti-social behaviour	3
Burglary	2
Drugs	1
Other theft	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	29

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Holywell School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 4 Nov 2014
Cranfield Church of England Academy	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 17 Oct 2019
Cranfield University	Other	0.9 miles	— (No rating)
North Crawley CofE School	Primary	2.3 miles	Good — 16 Oct 2018
Shelton Lower School	Primary	2.4 miles	Good — 6 Dec 2016

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# 5 THE OLD FURLONG, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS

## Property details

- Slug: `2ef8799` (address key hash: `2ef87995c81a8af216f7093bfd447a9e685df1c2`)
- Postcode: MK43 0GS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Last sold: £375,000 Jan 2026
- Local average: £343,808 (46 sales)
- Street crime: 29 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £375,000
- Date: 2026-01-21
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-21 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | +15.4% | £377,893 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-8e11-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2021-06-28 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | — | £389,925 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cd5a9dcb-8244-310a-e053-6c04a8c00a1f) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 THE OLD FURLONG, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS | £375,000 | 21/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 5 THE OLD FURLONG, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS | £325,000 | 28/06/2021 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 135 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HZ | £350,000 | 28/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 7 ORCHARD WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HU | £275,000 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 WALK HOUSE CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HY | £350,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 202 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EN | £370,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 HOOKES MEADOW, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GQ | £132,600 | 01/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 SIMDIMS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0BZ | £315,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 177 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0JB | £277,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 MALTINGS CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0BY | £340,000 | 15/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 THE OLD FURLONG, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS | £335,000 | 07/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 FLITT LEYS CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FY | £290,000 | 17/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 WALK HOUSE CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HY | £322,500 | 04/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 ORCHARD WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HU | £340,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ORCHARD CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HX | £325,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 8 SMALLBROOK, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FA | £98,000 | 26/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £294,293 (14 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 11.9%
- **10y growth:** 28.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Central Bedfordshire; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 40.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Central Bedfordshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,118/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,242/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,366/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Guildhalls, MK40 | £795/mo | 1 | 7.06 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Greyfriars Apartments, MK40 | £800/mo | 1 | 7.28 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, St Mary's Street, MK42 | £975/mo | 1 | 7.35 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £857/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.21% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £100,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £80,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 39.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-782/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **29** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Holywell School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 4 Nov 2014 |
| Cranfield Church of England Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 17 Oct 2019 |
| Cranfield University | Other | 0.9 miles | — (No rating) |
| North Crawley CofE School | Primary | 2.3 miles | Good — 16 Oct 2018 |
| Shelton Lower School | Primary | 2.4 miles | Good — 6 Dec 2016 |