Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
15 The Close, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QG
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 15 The Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
15 The Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 sits 69.1% above the 2005 sale of £246,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 115 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 12 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
15 The Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Dec 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 December 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 15 The Close, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
15 The Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
15 The Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2005)
£246,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 October 2005Most recent
£246,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 0QG: £320,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in MK17 0QG
8 The Close, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QG
Sold Nov 2025
£320,0005 The Close, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QG
Sold Apr 2024
£340,00013 The Close, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QG
Sold Aug 2023
£355,0007 The Close, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QG
Sold Jan 2021
£230,00016 The Close, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QG
Sold Jul 2019
£273,000
Versus other The Close homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
15 The Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,139
Street avg £2,706
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Milton Keynes district page.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK17 0QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 15 The Close, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0QG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.