# 7 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JY

## Property details

- Slug: `40ada13` (address key hash: `40ada13eebd7490b70eabf1dc7bd141294628e17`)
- Postcode: LU7 3JY
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 82 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £325,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,963/m²
- Local average: £311,124 (77 sales)
- Street crime: 192 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £325,000
- Date: 2026-03-18
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 26/05/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £889/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,500

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- 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/2110-9515-7050-8005-3825)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-18 | £325,000 | Terraced | +85.7% | £319,672 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-d27d-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2011-12-12 | £175,000 | Terraced | — | £338,068 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/20fb5955-91ba-4b65-8689-6871cfefacd9) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JY | £325,000 | 18/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 7 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JY | £175,000 | 12/12/2011 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [172813547](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0c9c251)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-03-03 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2011-01-01 | £175,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £144,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JZ | £280,000 | 19/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 20 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JZ | £220,000 | 27/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JY | £285,000 | 12/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 72 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JZ | £275,000 | 02/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 90 HOCKLIFFE ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3FN | £401,400 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 92 VANDYKE ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3HA | £240,000 | 27/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 70 HOCKLIFFE ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3FN | £357,500 | 29/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JZ | £310,500 | 24/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 36 HOCKLIFFE ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3FN | £259,500 | 10/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 18 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JZ | £245,000 | 01/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 24 HOCKLIFFE ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3FN | £324,100 | 25/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 GEORGE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JX | £380,000 | 31/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JZ | £277,500 | 14/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 REGENT STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 3JZ | £265,000 | 14/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £294,321 (14 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 15.4%
- **10y growth:** 20.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Central Bedfordshire; Terraced series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2%
- **5y growth (index):** 17%
- **10y growth (index):** 31.4%

## 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 from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Orca Mews, LU7 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.13 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, East Street, LU7 | £1,000/mo | 2 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Rush Court, LU7 | £1,225/mo | 2 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Plumtree Lane, LU7 | £995/mo | 2 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, North Street, LU7 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Eagle Close, LU7 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 0.36 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Church Street, LU7 | £1,050/mo | 2 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Monarch Way, LU7 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,146/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.35% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £115,000

*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 £1,150/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-270/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.4%

*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 | 75 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Public order | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **192** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Clipstone Brook Lower School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 21 Nov 2019 |
| The Rushmere Park Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 5 Jul 2022 |
| Brooklands Middle School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2023 |
| Gilbert Inglefield Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Inadequate — 5 Oct 2023 |
| Leedon Lower School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 18 Sep 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #10017806
- **Address:** 7 Regent Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3JY
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/01/2014
- **Work Completed:** 15/11/2013
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #1300248
- **Address:** 7 Regent Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3JY
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/12/2003
- **Work Completed:** 07/11/2003
- **Items:** 11 window(s)