Detached

41 WILLOW BANK WALK

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UR

£340,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Brooklands Drive 0.2 miles
Shop Morrisons Daily 0.3 miles
Train station Page's Park 0.9 miles
Hospital Parkside Medical Centre 6.8 miles
University University of Bedfordshire Milton Keynes Campus 9.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

69 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£340,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£4,928/m²

Local average

£558,436 (67 sales)

Street crime

183 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 02/04/2025

Expiry date: 01/04/2035

Current heating cost: £679/year

Potential heating cost: £622/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • 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 02/03/2026 £340,000 Detached — £340,988 to April 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 £340,000
listed 29/08/2025 £350,000
sold 01/01/2006 £170,000

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Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
6 WILLOW BANK WALK, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UR £345,000 21/07/2022 Detached
54 ALMOND ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UW £367,500 12/07/2022 Detached
65 WILLOW BANK WALK, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UT £490,000 27/06/2022 Detached
57 KITELEYS GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3LD £350,000 02/02/2022 Detached
43 CARINA DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3XG £441,000 15/12/2021 Detached
84 WILLOW BANK WALK, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UT £325,000 30/09/2021 Detached
3 WILLOW BANK WALK, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UR £300,000 27/09/2021 Detached

Area average: £374,071 (7 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 -1.7%
10y growth 39.2%

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

1y (index) 4.2%
5y (index) 19.8%
10y (index) 35.6%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,122/mo
Realistic £1,247/mo
Optimistic £1,372/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 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Plumtree Lane, LU7 £995/mo 2 0.46 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Heath Road, LU7 £1,100/mo 2 0.6 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Church Street, LU7 £1,050/mo 2 0.61 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, North Street, LU7 £1,200/mo 2 0.62 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,086/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.32%
Max investor price (0.8%) £134,375
Target investor price (1%) £107,500
Gross yield 3.8%
Cost-to-rent ratio 26.4×
Monthly cashflow £-396/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -4.8%
  • 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)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 59
Anti-social behaviour 28
Shoplifting 26
Criminal damage and arson 21
Public order 12
Vehicle crime 11
Other theft 9
Burglary 4
Robbery 4
Drugs 3
Other crime 3
Possession of weapons 2
Bicycle theft 1
Total incidents 183

Within 1 mile during May 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
Gilbert Inglefield Academy Primary 0.3 miles Inadequate — 5 Oct 2023
Vandyke Upper School Secondary 0.4 miles Good — 16 Apr 2015
Beaudesert Lower School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 5 Feb 2015
The Rushmere Park Academy Primary 0.4 miles Good — 5 Jul 2022
Brooklands Middle School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 21 Sep 2023

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