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Bowling Green Road, Cranfield, Bedford

South East

£400,000

Listed on 29/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached
Area
1130 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom detached house in Cranfield has a hall, ground-floor cloakroom and two reception areas. The front dining and family room connects to the kitchen through an archway, with a separate utility room providing further storage and appliance space. At the rear, the lounge opens through patio doors onto the enclosed garden. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a refitted shower room. Outside, a driveway provides off-road parking and leads to a single garage. The rear garden is mainly lawn with a large patio. The listing notes that the property would benefit from modernisation, offering scope to update the accommodation to suit a new owner. The property is within walking distance of local amenities and schools, with the A421, A6 and M1 accessible by road. Nearby mainline stations provide rail connections to London and other destinations.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

57out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a light-refresh project with a solid base: the detached house has spacious reception areas, a usable enclosed garden, driveway and garage, while the shower room already looks clean and updated. The dated kitchen, carpets and decorative finishes offer clear scope to refresh the interiors without taking on a major programme.

At £400,000, the asking price is slightly below the local average on a £/sqf basis, which supports the value case. The overall opportunity is still graded D: the numbers leave little headroom against the implied current local average, so the appeal rests on buying sensibly and making targeted improvements.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh dated carpets, wallpaper and decorative finishes across the reception areas and bedrooms.
  • Update the functional but dated kitchen to give the combined dining and family space a more contemporary feel.
  • Make the most of the patio-door connection to the enclosed garden, with driveway parking and a garage adding practical appeal.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Map

Location

Bowling Green Road, Cranfield, Bedford
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Lidlington Rail Station

    2.7 miles

    Train · Lidlington

  • Millbrook (Beds) Rail Station

    3.1 miles

    Train · Millbrook

  • Ridgmont Rail Station

    3.2 miles

    Train · Ridgmont

  • Stewartby Rail Station

    3.4 miles

    Train · Stewartby

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,511
Based on a loan of £300,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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