Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

54 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GF

£327,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Sagan Rise	0.1 miles
Shop	Auto Inparts Ltd	0.4 miles
Train station	Stonehenge Works	1.1 miles
Hospital	Parkside Medical Centre	7.2 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire Milton Keynes Campus	9.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

66 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£327,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£4,955/m²

Local average

£373,387 (124 sales)

Street crime

87 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 31/01/2020

Expiry date: 30/01/2030

Current heating cost: £191/year

Potential heating cost: £191/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/2026	£327,000	Semi-detached	+16.8%	£322,333 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	28/02/2020	£279,950	Semi-detached	—	£342,014 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£327,000
listed	03/09/2025	£325,000
sold	01/01/2020	£279,950

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
72 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GD	£420,000	15/01/2026	Semi-detached
14 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GF	£325,000	05/01/2026	Semi-detached
25 SAGAN RISE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GH	£350,000	17/12/2025	Semi-detached
7 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GB	£405,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
16 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GD	£370,000	03/12/2025	Semi-detached
35 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE	£375,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
32 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GF	£315,000	23/05/2025	Semi-detached
39 GALTON CORNER, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GN	£365,000	27/10/2023	Semi-detached
2 SAGAN RISE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GH	£417,500	29/06/2023	Semi-detached
25 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GB	£142,000	20/02/2023	Semi-detached
14 LISTER CORNER, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GR	£355,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
33 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE	£366,000	27/09/2022	Semi-detached
33 HYDRUS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UL	£500,000	25/08/2022	Semi-detached
34 MERCURY WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UZ	£383,000	20/06/2022	Semi-detached
66 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GD	£415,000	19/05/2022	Semi-detached
129 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE	£407,400	01/04/2022	Semi-detached
127 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE	£397,000	01/04/2022	Semi-detached
131 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE	£407,400	31/03/2022	Semi-detached
3 SAGAN RISE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GH	£345,000	16/03/2022	Semi-detached
33 GALTON CORNER, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GN	£390,000	25/02/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £372,515 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 14.2%

10y growth 5.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Central Bedfordshire. Series: Semi-detached. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 3%

5y (index) 19.9%

10y (index) 34.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Central Bedfordshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,125/mo

Realistic £1,250/mo

Optimistic £1,375/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Central Bedfordshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Northants Central: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Hornbeam Close, LU7	£1,450/mo	3	0.63 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,450/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.44%

Max investor price (0.8%) £181,250

Target investor price (1%) £145,000

Gross yield 5.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 18.8×

Monthly cashflow £-8/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.1%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~3,218 m² (0.80 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	41
Anti-social behaviour	15
Criminal damage and arson	8
Vehicle crime	8
Public order	5
Other theft	4
Burglary	2
Drugs	2
Bicycle theft	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	87

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Beaudesert Lower School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 5 Feb 2015
Vandyke Upper School	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 16 Apr 2015
Gilbert Inglefield Academy	Primary	0.6 miles	Inadequate — 5 Oct 2023
Leedon Lower School	Primary	0.7 miles	Requires improvement — 18 Sep 2023
Brooklands Middle School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 21 Sep 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 54 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GF

## Property details

- Slug: `628e8db` (address key hash: `628e8dbb2752d228711299211580978e84cf14b9`)
- Postcode: LU7 3GF
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 66 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £327,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,955/m²
- Local average: £373,387 (124 sales)
- Street crime: 87 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £327,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 30/01/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £191/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0263-3889-7092-2870-4835)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £327,000 | Semi-detached | +16.8% | £322,333 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-b9f8-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2020-02-28 | £279,950 | Semi-detached | — | £342,014 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ae4d86d3-c755-4619-e053-6c04a8c03cd0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 54 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GF | £327,000 | 27/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 54 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GF | £279,950 | 28/02/2020 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166543412](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8ed76d0)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £327,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-03 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £279,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 72 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GD | £420,000 | 15/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 14 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GF | £325,000 | 05/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 25 SAGAN RISE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GH | £350,000 | 17/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 7 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GB | £405,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 16 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GD | £370,000 | 03/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 35 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE | £375,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 32 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GF | £315,000 | 23/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 39 GALTON CORNER, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GN | £365,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 SAGAN RISE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GH | £417,500 | 29/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 25 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GB | £142,000 | 20/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 LISTER CORNER, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GR | £355,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE | £366,000 | 27/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 HYDRUS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UL | £500,000 | 25/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 MERCURY WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UZ | £383,000 | 20/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 66 WALLIS DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GD | £415,000 | 19/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 129 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE | £407,400 | 01/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 127 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE | £397,000 | 01/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 131 RUTHERFORD CRESCENT, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GE | £407,400 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 SAGAN RISE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GH | £345,000 | 16/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 GALTON CORNER, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3GN | £390,000 | 25/02/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £372,515 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 14.2%
- **10y growth:** 5.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Central Bedfordshire; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Central Bedfordshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,125/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,250/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,375/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Northants Central (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Hornbeam Close, LU7 | £1,450/mo | 3 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,450/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £181,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £145,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,450/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-8/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **87** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Beaudesert Lower School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 5 Feb 2015 |
| Vandyke Upper School | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 16 Apr 2015 |
| Gilbert Inglefield Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Inadequate — 5 Oct 2023 |
| Leedon Lower School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Requires improvement — 18 Sep 2023 |
| Brooklands Middle School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2023 |