8 Downs View is a four-bedroom detached house in Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 9JS). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £661,000 sits 305.5% above the 1997 sale of £163,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 59% below the postcode norm. At 155 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Latest sale on 8 Downs View was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£661,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£163,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 8 Downs View runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,052
Street avg £4,244
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Wheatsheaf — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
10 December 1997Most recent
£163,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 9JS: £540,000 (2025–2023).
12 Downs View Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Jun 2025
11 Downs View Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Apr 2025
14 Downs View Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Feb 2024
13 Downs View Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Feb 2024
9 Downs View Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Feb 2023

CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
MK17 9FN
Closest school
0.2 km
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB