78a is a one-bedroom detached house in Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Milton Keynes HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £893,000 is 31.9% above the 2010 sale price. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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78a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2020
78a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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78a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£893,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 11 years.
£677,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 11 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 78a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,997
Street avg £3,397
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Bow Brickhill School — bus stop.

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension
8 December 2010Most recent
£677,000
-8.7%over 3 years2 July 2007
£741,400
+95.1%over 8 years11 June 1999
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 9JT: £255,000 (2025–2020).
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Sold Aug 2022
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Sold Sept 2021
88 Station Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Sept 2020
72 Station Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Dec 2014

CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
MK17 9EU
Closest school
0.0 km
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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