17 Church Road is an end-of-terrace house in Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK17 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Milton Keynes HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 16% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2025
A a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension application was refused at 17 Church Road in 2024.
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17 Church Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 20 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 20 years.
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What we flagged
17 Church Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,775
Street avg £5,270
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
42.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval of single storey rear extension, with eaves of 2.70 metres and maximum height of 2.90 metres, extending 6.0 metres from the original rear wall
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
The erection of a part single-storey extension with roof lights and part two-storey rear extension with gable style roof over and a Juliette balcony
27 August 2015Most recent
£425,000
+47.8%over 5 years2 November 2009
£287,500
+40.2%over 7 years15 October 2002
£205,000
+166.2%over 6 years31 January 1996
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK17 9LH: £795,000 (2025–2021).
45 Church Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Jul 2025
11 Church Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Feb 2024
41 Church Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Mar 2022
29 Church Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Jan 2022
25 Church Road Bow Brickhill Milton Keynes
Sold Aug 2021

CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Parkway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB