# 1 bedroom terraced house for sale (MK43 0DG)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 100 HIGH STREET, BEDFORD, CRANFIELD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE MK43 0DG |
| Price | £230,000 |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | B |
| Last sold | £206,000 Mar 2025 |

## Description

A beautifully presented rarely available 1 bedroom cottage ideally located in the highly popular village of Cranfield. Having undergone various improvements by the current owner, this superb property offers spacious living accommodation including a tastefully decorated light an airy lounge with newly fitted carpets and fitted understairs storage cupboards which leads through to an impressive modern kitchen breakfast room with a door out to the rear garden. Upstairs you will find a double bedroom with a fitted wardrobe and a stylish shower room. Externally the property boasts a beautifully landscaped south facing rear garden with a patio seating area, perfect for entertaining and a gate leading out to a decked seating area overlooking the rest of the lawned garden. Being just a short walk to local amenities and countryside walks, this village cottage would make an ideal started home. The property purchase will also include the Bosch washing machine and new fridge freezer!

**Living Room** - 5.16m x 3.81m (max) (16'11 x 12'6 (max)) - 

**Kitchen/ Breakfast Room** - 3.66m x 2.46m (12' x 8'1) - 

**Landing** - 

**Bedroom** - 3.96m x 2.03m (13' x 6'8) - 

**Shower Room** - 

**Rear Garden** - 

**Front Garden** - 

**Cranfield** - Cranfield is a village and civil parish in north west Bedfordshire. A quintessentially English village, Cranfield has a number of amenities including two pubs, 2 supermarkets, a surgery, a dentist's practice and pharmacy. The village is also home to the highly rated Cranfield University. Cranfield offers good access to the A421 and is located less than 10 minutes to the A1.

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## Floorplans

- ![floorplan.jpg](/listings/photos/162474947/319904) - floorplan.jpg

## EPC Graphs

- ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/162474947/319905) - EE Rating

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #3066182
- **Address:** 100 High Street, Cranfield, MK43 0DG
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/09/2005
- **Work Completed:** 01/09/2005
- **Items:** 4 window(s), 2 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #14573366
- **Address:** 100 High Street, Cranfield, MK43 0DG
- **Certificate Issued:** 09/05/2021
- **Work Completed:** 13/04/2021
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 1 door(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 100 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DG | £206,000 | 28/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 100 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DG | £188,000 | 12/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 100 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DG | £150,000 | 30/08/2019 | Terraced |
| 100 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DG | £118,000 | 09/09/2009 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 HOME CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GF | £120,000 | 07/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 23 BERRY YARD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0YQ | £155,000 | 01/12/2023 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 98 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DG | £346,000 | 05/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 81 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DP | £338,000 | 19/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 139A HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HZ | £261,000 | 18/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 FOLLY FARM, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DL | £302,000 | 18/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 127 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0HZ | £212,000 | 07/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 56 THILLANS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0WP | £265,000 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 64 THILLANS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0WP | £277,000 | 18/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 LOWER COXS CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0YF | £95,000 | 30/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 8 FOLLY FARM, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DL | £312,500 | 06/05/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 92 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DG | £202,000 | 04/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 16 LOWER COXS CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0YF | £97,500 | 24/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 21 LOWER COXS CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0YF | £97,500 | 26/10/2021 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 90 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DG | £220,000 | 28/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 8 BERRY YARD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0YQ | £130,000 | 14/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 6 FOLLY FARM, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DL | £295,000 | 30/06/2021 | Terraced |

**Street average:** £256,000 (3 sales)
**Area average:** £211,250 (14 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £293,910 (25 Terraced, MK43, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -21.7%

## 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).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £648/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Terraced House, High Street, MK43 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Studio, MK43 | £975/mo | 1 | 0.85 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,113/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.48% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £139,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £111,300

*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 £1,113/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £71/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.3%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 17.1%
- **10y growth:** 25.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 38.2%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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