8 Church Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 9LD). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Milton Keynes HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 78.5% above the 2013 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 55.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in March 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Church Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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8 Church Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 9 years.
£144,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 9 years.
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On floor area, 8 Church Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,789
Street avg £3,800
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
19 March 2013Most recent
£144,000
+20.0%over 9 years15 January 2004
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 9LD: £265,000 (2022–2012).
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Sold Aug 2021
4 Church Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Jan 2012
6 Church Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Mar 2009

CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
MK17 9QY
Parkway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB