8 is a detached house in Battlesden, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 9HW). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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8's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
8 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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8 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£843,000
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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EPC Rating for 8 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 33 (F)
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 12.7 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
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation upgraded
Median price across the last 1 sales in MK17 9HW: £1,100,000 (1997–1997).

Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
MK17 9FU
Mags Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Hockliffe Lower School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB