# 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 |