1 Bishops Walk is a six-bedroom detached house in Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 8TA). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1794 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 37 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. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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1 Bishops Walk sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2020
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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1 Bishops Walk has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£739,000
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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What we flagged
1 Bishops Walk is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 150 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing veranda with erection of ground floor rear extension and basement.
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of veranda with ground floor rear extension with basement. New pitched roof dormer to existing loft conversion replacing existing dormer.
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Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 8TA: £530,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold Dec 2021

Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
MK17 8GB
Heath Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Fulbrook School. 9 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB