Crossbridge Barn is a detached house in Thornton, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 0HE). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £825,000 sits 251.1% above the 1998 sale of £235,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.
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Crossbridge Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A a single-storey extension application was refused at Crossbridge Barn in 2023.
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Crossbridge Barn's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£825,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for single storey glazed link extension
Non Material Amendment sought on planning permission 00/00393/APP relating to fenestration and other internal alterations.
23 October 1998Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in MK17 0HE: £870,000 (2023–2016).

Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Thornborough Infant School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB