8 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG
About 8 Buttermere Close
8 Buttermere Close is an end-of-terrace house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 sits 79.6% above the 2007 sale of £181,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Buttermere Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Buttermere Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
8 Buttermere Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 5 years.
£181,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2007Most recent
£181,000
+23.1%over 4 years17 December 2002
£147,000
+47.0%over 8 months16 April 2002
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1NG: £297,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in MK45 1NG
6 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG
Sold Feb 2024
£299,9904 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG
Sold Dec 2022
£325,0007 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG
Sold Dec 2020
£297,5002 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG
Sold Dec 2017
£280,0003 Buttermere Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1NG
Sold May 2017
£285,000
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Versus other Buttermere Close homes
Years Held for 8 Buttermere Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,129
Street avg £3,363
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB