8, Merchant Lane
8, Merchant Lane
Description & Estimates
8, Merchant Lane, Bedford is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,636 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 388 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Merchant Lane, Bedford is £534,409 and its rental estimate is £1,965 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Merchant Lane, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 falls within the MK43 postal district.
Our Data Sources
8, Merchant Lane, Bedford has 2 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in March 2017 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2017.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 8, Merchant Lane, Bedford, we estimate a market value of £561,130 and a rental value of £2,064 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £497,001 and £1,828 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Merchant Lane, Bedford has seen its estimated sale value decline by £2,865 (0.5%) and its estimated rental value climb by £34 per month (1.7%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Merchant Lane, Bedford as measuring 388 m2.
That makes it the 13th largest plot in the postcode, where 14 of the 19 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Merchant Lane, Bedford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 22 Feb 2017.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 8, Merchant Lane, Bedford completed on 24th March 2017 at £472,500 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 21.4% over the period since March 2017.
- Sold Mar 2017£472,500
- Sold Jun 2016£410,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Merchant Lane, Bedford have sold within a radius of 1.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 18th December 2025, was 18, Willow Springs, Bedford, MK43 0DS, a freehold house which sold for £495,000.
Read more about house prices in MK43.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 27 addresses on Merchant Lane, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43, 8, Merchant Lane, Bedford comes out as the 8th largest and the 8th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £119k more expensive than the average property across the MK43 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mCranfield Church of England Academy
- 3.6kmNorth Crawley CofE School
- 4.4kmMarston Moreteyne VC School
- 5.5kmWootton Upper School
- 6.6kmFulbrook School
- 7.7kmWalton High
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Merchant Lane, Bedford, the nearest station is Lidlington, 4.8 kilometres away.
- 4.8kmLidlington
- 5.0kmRidgmont
- 5.7kmAspley Guise
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
