# 1 BERRYFIELDS, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0ST

## Property details

- Slug: `af40488` (address key hash: `af40488d9bb9ca55ec94bd8b4f8e89f45e1aedb1`)
- Postcode: LU7 0ST
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 86 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £445,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,174/m²
- Local average: £311,087 (75 sales)
- Street crime: 4 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £445,000
- Date: 2026-03-03
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 06/08/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £474/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- N (6,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8560-7428-7750-4183-9202)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-03 | £445,000 | Terraced | +6.5% | £446,302 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-c3ee-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2022-09-28 | £418,000 | Terraced | — | £420,043 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/eed73e75-3649-6af3-e053-6c04a8c08aba) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 BERRYFIELDS, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0ST | £445,000 | 03/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 1 BERRYFIELDS, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0ST | £418,000 | 28/09/2022 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166938752](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f6444b2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £445,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-12 | £450,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £418,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £222,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 6 THE GREEN, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0RJ | £460,000 | 31/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 31 BROWNLOW LANE, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0SS | £375,000 | 16/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 22 GOOSE ACRE, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0SR | £450,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 THE GREEN, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0RJ | £304,000 | 08/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 BANCROFT STREET, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0GQ | £419,995 | 23/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 15 BANCROFT STREET, CHEDDINGTON, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, LU7 0GQ | £436,995 | 27/08/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £407,665 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 10.3%
- **10y growth:** 20.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Buckinghamshire; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 26.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,328/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,476/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,624/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.33% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £184,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £147,600

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **4** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Cheddington Combined School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 13 Dec 2022 |
| Brookmead School | Primary | 1.6 miles | Good — 15 Jan 2020 |
| Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.6 miles | Good — 12 May 2014 |
| Marsworth Church of England Infant School | Primary | 1.6 miles | Good — 5 Sep 2013 |
| Grove Road Primary School | Primary | 3.1 miles | Good — 23 May 2014 |