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1 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG

7 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
127 m²
1371 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Buttermere Close

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

1 Buttermere Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1371 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 97.3% above the 2011 sale of £222,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Buttermere Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey side extension application was refused at 1 Buttermere Close in 2022.

  1. Aug 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension and first floor extension with two dormer windows.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/22/02313/FULL
    View planning record
  2. May 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    First floor extension, and side extension.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/22/01091/FULL
    View planning record

What's in 1 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG's planning history?

5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Buttermere Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£438,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£222,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 August 2011Most recent

    £222,000

    +175.8%over 15 years
  2. 30 May 1996

    £80,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1NG: £297,500 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Buttermere Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Buttermere Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,743

Street avg £3,419

Strongly below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Tesco — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Templefield Lower School. 10 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 1NG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 1NG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 1NG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.