1 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX
About 1 Birchen Lee
1 Birchen Lee is a four-bedroom detached house in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK4 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 is 24.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 86.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 1 Birchen Lee.
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single storey, part two storey rear extension
- Reference
- 17/00151/FUL
What's in 1 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Birchen Lee valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£532,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£427,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2018Most recent
£427,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK4 2JX: £333,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK4 2JX
7 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX
Sold Jan 2025
£310,00010 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX
Sold Dec 2024
£333,00026 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX
Sold Oct 2024
£367,5004 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX
Sold Jun 2023
£260,00028 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX
Sold Dec 2022
£540,000
Everything we know about 1 Birchen Lee, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Birchen Lee homes
Habitable Rooms for 1 Birchen Lee runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,619
Street avg £2,856
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
White Horse Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Emerson Valley School. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB