Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

38 BYARDS GREEN

POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2SB

£362,500

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Shop	McColls	0.4 miles
Train station	Sandy	2.7 miles
Hospital	Cambridge Private Hospital (Orwell Grange)	8.0 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire Polhill Campus	9.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Floor area

104 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£362,500 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,486/m²

Local average

£344,370 (23 sales)

Street crime

22 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 08/03/2016

Current heating cost: £1,045/year

Potential heating cost: £583/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £19,000

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
High heat retention storage heaters (£2,000 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	05/02/2026	£362,500	Semi-detached	+29.5%	£362,500 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	30/06/2016	£280,000	Semi-detached	—	£378,271 to February 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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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
19 WILLOW ROAD, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PH	£385,000	07/07/2025	Semi-detached
10 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA	£425,000	20/02/2025	Semi-detached
85 HORSLOW STREET, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2NZ	£315,000	10/11/2023	Semi-detached
27 CHAPMAN CLOSE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PL	£320,000	01/09/2023	Semi-detached
2 BEECH COURT, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PN	£370,000	24/04/2023	Semi-detached
42 DOWNSIDE GARDENS, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RE	£365,000	04/04/2023	Semi-detached
11 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA	£410,000	31/03/2023	Semi-detached
40 DOWNSIDE GARDENS, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RE	£375,000	27/01/2023	Semi-detached
15 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA	£407,400	29/11/2022	Semi-detached
17 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA	£407,000	09/11/2022	Semi-detached
48A EVERTON ROAD, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PA	£295,000	26/09/2022	Semi-detached
10 MILL LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PG	£494,000	23/09/2022	Semi-detached
9 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA	£435,000	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
19 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA	£415,000	07/09/2022	Semi-detached
4 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA	£460,000	02/09/2022	Semi-detached
48 WILLOW ROAD, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PH	£355,000	31/08/2022	Semi-detached
4 DOWNSIDE GARDENS, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RE	£367,500	30/08/2022	Semi-detached
6 LARKINS CLOSE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RT	£182,576	22/08/2022	Semi-detached
7 LARKINS CLOSE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RT	£182,584	22/08/2022	Semi-detached
12A EVERTON ROAD, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RA	£385,000	11/08/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £367,553 (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 8.3%

10y growth 24.3%

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

1y (index) 4.7%

5y (index) 22.3%

10y (index) 40.7%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,118/mo

Realistic £1,242/mo

Optimistic £1,366/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Central Bedfordshire.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 3-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Newtown, SG19	£1,300/mo	3	0.28 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,300/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.36%

Max investor price (0.8%) £162,500

Target investor price (1%) £130,000

Gross yield 4.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 23.2×

Monthly cashflow £-283/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.2%

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
Anti-social behaviour	6
Violence and sexual offences	6
Criminal damage and arson	2
Other theft	2
Public order	2
Shoplifting	2
Drugs	1
Other crime	1
Total incidents	22

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Potton Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 16 Feb 2011
Everton Heath Primary School	Primary	1.3 miles	Good — 23 May 2024
Sutton CofE VA Primary School	Primary	1.4 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2021
Gamlingay Village Primary	Primary	1.9 miles	Good — 18 Nov 2013
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus	Other	2.1 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
31/10/2011	04/10/2011	7	1

# 38 BYARDS GREEN, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2SB

## Property details

- Slug: `4258dbd` (address key hash: `4258dbdae56b2d8934a6d7b78bc4ee4581651823`)
- Postcode: SG19 2SB
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 3
- Floor area: 104 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £362,500 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,486/m²
- Local average: £344,370 (23 sales)
- Street crime: 22 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £362,500
- Date: 2026-02-05
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £1,045/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £19,000

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- L2 (£2,000 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0788-8082-7247-4036-1900)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-05 | £362,500 | Semi-detached | +29.5% | £362,500 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-d3eb-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2016-06-30 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | — | £378,271 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/39140479-4233-3206-e050-a8c063057647) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 38 BYARDS GREEN, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2SB | £362,500 | 05/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 38 BYARDS GREEN, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2SB | £280,000 | 30/06/2016 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19 WILLOW ROAD, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PH | £385,000 | 07/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 10 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA | £425,000 | 20/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 85 HORSLOW STREET, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2NZ | £315,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 27 CHAPMAN CLOSE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PL | £320,000 | 01/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 BEECH COURT, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PN | £370,000 | 24/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 42 DOWNSIDE GARDENS, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RE | £365,000 | 04/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA | £410,000 | 31/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 40 DOWNSIDE GARDENS, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RE | £375,000 | 27/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA | £407,400 | 29/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA | £407,000 | 09/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 48A EVERTON ROAD, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PA | £295,000 | 26/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 MILL LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PG | £494,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA | £435,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA | £415,000 | 07/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 GOODSHIP LANE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2GA | £460,000 | 02/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 48 WILLOW ROAD, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2PH | £355,000 | 31/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 DOWNSIDE GARDENS, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RE | £367,500 | 30/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 LARKINS CLOSE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RT | £182,576 | 22/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 LARKINS CLOSE, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RT | £182,584 | 22/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12A EVERTON ROAD, POTTON, SANDY, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, SG19 2RA | £385,000 | 11/08/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £367,553 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 8.3%
- **10y growth:** 24.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 4.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 40.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,118/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,242/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,366/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 3-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Newtown, SG19 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.28 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,300/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.36% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £162,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £130,000

*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 £1,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-283/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.2%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **22** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Potton Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 16 Feb 2011 |
| Everton Heath Primary School | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 23 May 2024 |
| Sutton CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 1.4 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2021 |
| Gamlingay Village Primary | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 18 Nov 2013 |
| OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus | Other | 2.1 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #8446931
- **Address:** 38 Byards Green, Potton, SG19 2SB
- **Certificate Issued:** 31/10/2011
- **Work Completed:** 04/10/2011
- **Items:** 7 window(s), 1 door(s)