53a is a four-bedroom detached house in Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 35.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2019 for £375,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
53a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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53a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Price per m²
£3,378
Street avg £3,518
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bow Brickhill School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
14 June 2019Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 9JU: £650,000 (2025–2024).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
MK17 9FR
Closest school
0.1 km
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB