# 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 |
| 202 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EN | £370,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 WALK HOUSE CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HY | £350,000 | 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 |