18 Barkestone Close, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2AT
About 18 Barkestone Close
18 Barkestone Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK4 2AT). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 70).
At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (186 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 60.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
18 Barkestone Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2026Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Conversion of garage into habitable accommodation and erection of single storey rear extension to replace conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- PLN/2026/0572
- Jan 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and the erection of a single storey rear extension and partial conversion of the existing garage into a home office/gym
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PLN/2024/2326
What's in 18 Barkestone Close, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2AT's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 18 Barkestone Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£914,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 23 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£900,000
+167.5%over 19 years5 December 2002
£336,500
+110.3%over 2 years30 March 2000
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK4 2AT: £745,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK4 2AT
7 Barkestone Close, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2AT
Sold Jun 2025
£880,00025 Barkestone Close, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2AT
Sold Nov 2024
£560,0009 Barkestone Close, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2AT
Sold Nov 2024
£745,0002 Barkestone Close, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2AT
Sold Sept 2021
£685,0008 Barkestone Close, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2AT
Sold Mar 2021
£775,000
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Versus other Barkestone Close homes
On floor area, 18 Barkestone Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,704
Street avg £3,174
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Belvoir Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Howe Park School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB