8 Cowper Close, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8PG
About 8 Cowper Close
8 Cowper Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Newport Pagnell (MK16 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold July 2018 for £404,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 10.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 119% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension and replace flat garage roof with pitched over garage
- Reference
- 15/00591/FUL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Cowper Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 20 years.
£404,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
19 July 2018Most recent
£404,000
+75.7%over 4 years28 July 2013
£230,000
+65.5%over 11 years26 March 2002
£138,995
+73.8%over 3 years28 May 1998
£79,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK16 8PG: £290,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in MK16 8PG
2 Cowper Close, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8PG
Sold Feb 2021
£295,0001 Cowper Close, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8PG
Sold May 2016
£343,0006 Cowper Close, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8PG
Sold Feb 2015
£290,00015 Cowper Close, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8PG
Sold Dec 2012
£215,0004 Cowper Close, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8PG
Sold Aug 2010
£193,000
Everything we know about 8 Cowper Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cowper Close homes
8 Cowper Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,459
Street avg £2,801
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Longfellow Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Portfields Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB