1 Townsend Cottages is a semi-detached house in Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 0QF). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) returns an A (score 93), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 70 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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1 Townsend Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
1 Townsend Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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1 Townsend Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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EPC Rating for 1 Townsend Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
93 (A)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 0QF: £248,500 (2025–2011).
14 Townsend Cottages Great Horwood Milton Keynes
Sold Mar 2025
13 Townsend Cottages Great Horwood Milton Keynes
Sold Dec 2022
2 Townsend Cottages Great Horwood Milton Keynes
Sold Jul 2016
16 Townsend Cottages Great Horwood Milton Keynes
Sold May 2014
5 Townsend Cottages Great Horwood Milton Keynes
Sold Sept 2006

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Townsend Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Great Horwood Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB