# 41 WILLOW BANK WALK, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UR

## Property details

- Slug: `293ef37` (address key hash: `293ef37a692a30053aa4e37e537146b142fed73d`)
- Postcode: LU7 3UR
- Transactions on record: 1

- 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)

## Latest sale

- Price: £340,000
- Date: 2026-03-02
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 01/04/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £679/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- 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/8135-9724-5400-0182-8206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-02 | £340,000 | Detached | — | £340,988 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-d272-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 41 WILLOW BANK WALK, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3UR | £340,000 | 02/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166343306](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3d1a466)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £340,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-29 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £170,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -0.8%
- **10y growth:** 40.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Central Bedfordshire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 35.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,122/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,247/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,372/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 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)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.32% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £134,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £107,500

*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 £1,075/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 26.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-396/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.8%

*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 | 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.*

| 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 |