16 Townsend Cottages, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QF
About 16 Townsend Cottages
16 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 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 52.5% above the 2014 sale of £248,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 16.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
16 Townsend Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 April 2023
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Planning history
16 Townsend Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 16 Townsend Cottages, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QF
- Nov 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02549/APP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2023Decision
- ExtensionAug 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16 Townsend Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 9 years.
£248,500
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
1 May 2014Most recent
£248,500
+21.2%over 8 years21 August 2005
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 0QF: £220,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in MK17 0QF
14 Townsend Cottages, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QF
Sold Mar 2025
£361,00013 Townsend Cottages, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QF
Sold Dec 2022
£360,0002 Townsend Cottages, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QF
Sold Jun 2016
£220,0005 Townsend Cottages, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QF
Sold Sept 2006
£245,000
Versus the street
16 Townsend Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,994
Street avg £4,065
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
126/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Townsend Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Great Horwood Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







