17a, Church Road, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, MK17 8TE
3 sales on record
About 17a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17a is a detached house in Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 8TE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 779 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Milton Keynes HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 sits 74.4% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17a, Church Road, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, MK17 8TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17a has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2021ExtensionFullIn report
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2009)
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about 17a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 17a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,453
Street avg £4,150
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK17 8TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17a, Church Road, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, MK17 8TE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
