# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (MK43 0FU)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 1 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, BEDFORD, CRANFIELD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE MK43 0FU |
| Price | £600,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | E |
| Floor area | 122 m² |
| Last sold | £535,000 Mar 2023 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 26/02/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £576/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0390-3383-5220-2327-6465)

## Description

An individually built four bedroom detached property with an en suite shower room, a detached garage, off street parking and a landscaped south easterly facing rear garden, in the village of Cranfield. Built in 2023 the property is still in show room condition, and has underfloor heating throughout the ground floor and upstairs bathrooms.

The accommodation includes a sitting room with recessed ceiling spotlights and double doors to the rear garden, and a study with built-in cupboards. Also on the ground floor is an open plan kitchen/breakfast/dining/family room, and a cloakroom.

On the first floor there is a principal bedroom with built-in wardrobes and a fully tiled en suite shower room, three further bedrooms, and a fully tiled modern bathroom which has a panelled bath with a shower over, a wall mounted wash basin, and a concealed cistern WC.

## Property Photos

- ![Front](/listings/photos/172247441/719314) - Front
- ![Kitchen/Dining Room](/listings/photos/172247441/719315) - Kitchen/Dining Room
- ![Kitchen/Breakfast](/listings/photos/172247441/719316) - Kitchen/Breakfast
- ![Kitchen/Breakfast](/listings/photos/172247441/719317) - Kitchen/Breakfast
- ![Sitting Room](/listings/photos/172247441/719320) - Sitting Room
- ![Sitting Room](/listings/photos/172247441/719323) - Sitting Room
- ![Study](/listings/photos/172247441/719324) - Study
- ![Entrance Hall](/listings/photos/172247441/719332) - Entrance Hall
- ![Principal Bedroom](/listings/photos/172247441/719334) - Principal Bedroom
- ![En Suite](/listings/photos/172247441/719336) - En Suite
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/172247441/719337) - Bedroom
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/172247441/719339) - Bedroom
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/172247441/719342) - Bathroom
- ![Rear](/listings/photos/172247441/719343) - Rear
- ![Rear](/listings/photos/172247441/719344) - Rear
- ![Rear](/listings/photos/172247441/719348) - Rear
- ![Rear Garden](/listings/photos/172247441/719350) - Rear Garden
- ![Rear Garden](/listings/photos/172247441/719354) - Rear Garden
- ![Front](/listings/photos/172247441/719356) - Front
- ![Plot Map](/listings/photos/172247441/719357) - Plot Map
- ![Streeet Map](/listings/photos/172247441/719359) - Streeet Map
- ![Area Map](/listings/photos/172247441/719361) - Area Map

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/172247441/719363) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/172247441/719365) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £535,000 | 17/03/2023 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 WILLOW SPRINGS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DS | £495,000 | 18/12/2025 | Detached |
| [Same street] 16 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £408,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 9 TOWNSEND CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DJ | £425,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 7 WILLOW SPRINGS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DS | £470,000 | 28/09/2023 | Detached |
| 73 THILLANS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0WP | £390,000 | 11/09/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 6 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £415,000 | 07/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 7 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £455,000 | 06/03/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 19 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £1,025,000 | 24/02/2023 | Other |
| 113 THILLANS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0WP | £412,500 | 22/12/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 17 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £435,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 29 ARPINS PIGHTLE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GG | £585,000 | 15/12/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 12 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £320,505 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 WILLOW SPRINGS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DS | £450,000 | 07/12/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 11 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £550,000 | 15/11/2022 | Detached |
| 5 RAMSEY ABBEY CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GB | £187,500 | 27/10/2022 | Detached |
| 6 ROWAN WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DT | £430,000 | 23/09/2022 | Detached |
| 57 HARE LANE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0ZG | £390,000 | 21/09/2022 | Detached |
| 30 TOWNSEND CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DJ | £350,000 | 02/09/2022 | Detached |
| 29 WILLOW SPRINGS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DS | £475,000 | 30/08/2022 | Detached |
| 28 WILLOW SPRINGS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DS | £475,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 34 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £435,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 ARPINS PIGHTLE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0GG | £355,000 | 15/07/2022 | Detached |
| 1 ROWAN WAY, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DH | £558,000 | 08/07/2022 | Detached |
| 9 THILLANS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FZ | £450,000 | 05/07/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 36 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £435,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 38 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £442,500 | 31/05/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 32 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £587,500 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 11 GEORGES CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0YE | £435,000 | 20/05/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 30 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £415,000 | 05/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 28 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £415,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 WILLOW SPRINGS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DS | £475,000 | 09/03/2022 | Detached |
| SPRINGMEAD LODGE ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0BG | £395,000 | 25/02/2022 | Detached |
| 42 WILLOW SPRINGS, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0DS | £570,000 | 18/02/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 24 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £435,000 | 16/12/2021 | Detached |
| [Same street] 26 HOLLOWDAY ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0FU | £435,000 | 03/12/2021 | Detached |

**Street average:** £480,567 (15 sales)
**Area average:** £438,650 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £563,000 (49 Detached, MK43, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +6.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,122/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,247/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,372/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,296/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Folly Farm, MK43 | £610/mo | 4 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Central Cranfield, MK43 | £799/mo | 4 | 0.77 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £705/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.12% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £88,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £70,500

*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 £705/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 71×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,753/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -12.1%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £4,918/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 5.4%
- **10y growth:** 44.6%

## 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%

## Flood risk

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

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