What type of property is 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX?

12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX?

12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX last sold for £387,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £60,000 in January 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX?

Across 5 sales between January 1998 and September 2022, 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX rose from £60,000 to £387,000, a change of £327,000. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX?

The current EPC rating for 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX?

12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft). That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK4 2JX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX?

12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX is in council tax band C.

Where is 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX located?

12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX sits in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes. It falls within the MK4 postcode district.

Is 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX show an average of 112 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX?

The closest primary school to 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX is Emerson Valley School (271m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Shenley Brook End School (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX?

The closest bus stop to 12 Birchen Lee, MK4 2JX is White Horse Drive, 216m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX

5 sales on record

Estimated value

£428,000

Since the 2022 sale (£387,000)+11%
Against MK4 2JX's recent median (£333,000)+29%

Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£428,000

Against its 2022 sale (£387,000)+11%
Against MK4 2JX's recent median (£333,000)+29%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 12 Birchen Lee is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK4 2JX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
88 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in MK4 2JX
5 sales, median £333,000 (2025–2022)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

12 Birchen Lee has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Sales timeline

1 September 2022Most recent
£387,000
+4.6%
16 June 2022
£370,000
+129.8%over 17 years
22 July 2004
£161,000
+128.4%over 4 years
28 July 1999
£70,500
+17.5%over 1 year
30 January 1998
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK4 2JX: £333,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in MK4 2JX

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 12 Birchen Lee

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Birchen Lee is a semi-detached house in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK4 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Last sale on file: £387,000 in September 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 88 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 24 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 is 10.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 121.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 23 March 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Birchen Lee, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Birchen Lee has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Birchen Lee homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Birchen Lee outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,398

Street avg £2,827

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Milton Keynes district page.

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Crime

112/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.

Nearest schools

Emerson Valley SchoolPrimary271m
Howe Park SchoolPrimary389m
Merebrook Infant SchoolPrimary524m
Shenley Brook End SchoolSecondary1.2km

Nearest stops

White Horse DriveBus stop216m
Chipping ValeBus stop299m
Bowland DriveBus stop339m
Belvoir AvenueBus stop373m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences757 reports40%
Anti-social Behaviour271 reports14%
Shoplifting195 reports10%
Other Theft150 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK4 2JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK4 2JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 12 Birchen Lee is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK4 2JX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 12 Birchen Lee. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 12 Birchen Lee was lodged in March 2022 at band C and is valid until March 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 12 Birchen Lee. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK4 2JX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 12 Birchen Lee is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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