14 Townsend Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 0QF). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Milton Keynes HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £361,000 in March 2025.
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14 Townsend Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 14 Townsend Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 17 years.
£361,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 17 years.
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On years held, 14 Townsend Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,402
Street avg £3,596
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
31 March 2025Most recent
£361,000
+67.9%over 13 years22 July 2011
£215,000
+4.9%over 3 years15 January 2008
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 0QF: £245,000 (2022–2006).

CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
MK17 0AG
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