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

## Property details

- Slug: `44792cc` (address key hash: `44792cc3fe94e38cef5e0b10cec84c619ca1c1d5`)
- Postcode: MK43 0GS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 96 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £389,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,052/m²
- Local average: £563,000 (49 sales)
- Street crime: 29 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £389,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Current heating cost:** £271/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0037-3809-7799-9496-7631)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £389,000 | Detached | +29.7% | £390,899 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-8e13-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2016-01-29 | £299,995 | Detached | — | £407,787 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2fd36065-2aa7-4bf8-e050-a8c0620562b1) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 15 THE OLD FURLONG, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS | £389,000 | 23/01/2026 | Detached |
| 15 THE OLD FURLONG, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS | £299,995 | 29/01/2016 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 BRAEBURN WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EH | £396,000 | 18/12/2025 | Detached |
| 3 BAKERY CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HE | £276,500 | 12/12/2025 | Detached |
| 168 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EN | £460,000 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| 5 BRAEBURN WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EH | £613,500 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| 1 BRAEBURN WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EH | £530,000 | 24/11/2025 | Detached |
| 62 LINCROFT, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HT | £500,000 | 01/09/2023 | Detached |
| 7 EIGHT ACRES, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GP | £565,000 | 17/03/2023 | Detached |
| 70 LINCROFT, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HT | £545,000 | 09/12/2022 | Detached |
| 30 LINCROFT, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HT | £575,000 | 15/11/2022 | Detached |
| 26 RED LION CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0JA | £426,000 | 02/11/2022 | Detached |
| 23 HOOKES MEADOW, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GQ | £515,000 | 13/07/2022 | Detached |
| 9 EAST HILLS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EA | £615,000 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 2 SMALLBROOK, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FA | £437,000 | 28/03/2022 | Detached |
| 40 BRAEBURN WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EH | £530,000 | 21/02/2022 | Detached |
| 18 WALK HOUSE CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HY | £340,000 | 24/01/2022 | Detached |
| 9 RED LION CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0JA | £363,500 | 20/10/2021 | Detached |
| 10 BRAEBURN WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0EH | £495,000 | 17/09/2021 | Detached |
| 11 THE OLD FURLONG, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GS | £350,000 | 17/09/2021 | Detached |
| 22 RED LION CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0JA | £365,000 | 30/06/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £468,289 (19 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.7%
- **10y growth:** 40.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Central Bedfordshire; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 35.8%

## 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:** 2.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 40.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-837/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8.9%

*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 |