Semi-Detached

230 GRASMERE WAY

LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH

£362,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View LU7 2QH

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Train station	Leighton Buzzard	0.2 miles
Shop	Linslade Laundrette	0.4 miles
Hospital	Parkside Medical Centre	6.3 miles
University	University Campus Aylesbury Vale	9.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

73 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£362,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,959/m²

Local average

£374,692 (120 sales)

Street crime

113 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/07/2025

Expiry date: 09/07/2035

Current heating cost: £1,021/year

Potential heating cost: £642/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,575

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Replacement warm air unit (£750 - £5,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/02/2026	£362,000	Semi-detached	—	£362,345 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£362,000
listed	13/06/2025	£380,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
23 ROCK LANE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QQ	£500,000	05/12/2023	Semi-detached
22 CONISTON ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QY	£370,000	24/05/2023	Semi-detached
39 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QS	£381,800	10/05/2023	Semi-detached
2 LEOPOLD ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QU	£430,000	01/12/2022	Semi-detached
195 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QB	£380,000	06/10/2022	Semi-detached
228 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH	£490,000	26/07/2022	Semi-detached
50 CHELSEA GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2PU	£350,000	27/05/2022	Semi-detached
208 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH	£370,500	10/05/2022	Semi-detached
21 LEOPOLD ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QU	£396,500	29/04/2022	Semi-detached
194 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH	£330,000	22/04/2022	Semi-detached
77 HIMLEY GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QA	£360,000	17/12/2021	Semi-detached
9 HIMLEY GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2PY	£330,000	17/12/2021	Semi-detached
38 CHELSEA GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2PU	£380,000	17/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £389,908 (13 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 1.7%

10y growth 15.4%

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

1y (index) 5.2%

5y (index) 21.7%

10y (index) 39.7%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,122/mo

Realistic £1,247/mo

Optimistic £1,372/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Central Bedfordshire.

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

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.34%

Max investor price (0.8%) £155,875

Target investor price (1%) £124,700

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	38
Shoplifting	22
Anti-social behaviour	18
Criminal damage and arson	12
Other crime	5
Public order	5
Other theft	4
Vehicle crime	3
Robbery	2
Bicycle theft	1
Burglary	1
Drugs	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	113

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Linslade Lower School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 30 May 2012
Southcott Lower School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 28 Jun 2013
Greenleas School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 24 Apr 2024
Linslade School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 7 Sep 2016
Leighton Middle School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 22 Jan 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
09/04/2019	03/12/2004	2	1
01/06/2010	21/05/2010	6	—
05/05/2008	25/04/2008	—	1
12/12/2005	29/11/2005	—	1
30/05/2005	05/05/2005	1	1

# 230 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH

## Property details

- Slug: `e184fea` (address key hash: `e184fead3e6fa33ff29f64cc8783c57cfab516f4`)
- Postcode: LU7 2QH
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 73 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £362,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,959/m²
- Local average: £374,692 (120 sales)
- Street crime: 113 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £362,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,021/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £20,575

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- M (£750 - £5,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9307-3052-9203-5515-6204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £362,000 | Semi-detached | — | £362,345 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-d29b-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 230 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH | £362,000 | 27/02/2026 | 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: [163267580](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/294a900)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £362,000 |
| listed | 2025-06-13 | £380,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 ROCK LANE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QQ | £500,000 | 05/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 22 CONISTON ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QY | £370,000 | 24/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 39 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QS | £381,800 | 10/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 LEOPOLD ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QU | £430,000 | 01/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 195 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QB | £380,000 | 06/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 228 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH | £490,000 | 26/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 50 CHELSEA GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2PU | £350,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 208 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH | £370,500 | 10/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 LEOPOLD ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QU | £396,500 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 194 GRASMERE WAY, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QH | £330,000 | 22/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 77 HIMLEY GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QA | £360,000 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 9 HIMLEY GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2PY | £330,000 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 38 CHELSEA GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2PU | £380,000 | 17/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £389,908 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 1.7%
- **10y growth:** 15.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 5.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.7%

## 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).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.34% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £155,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £124,700

*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:** 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 | 38 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **113** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Linslade Lower School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 30 May 2012 |
| Southcott Lower School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 28 Jun 2013 |
| Greenleas School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
| Linslade School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 7 Sep 2016 |
| Leighton Middle School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 22 Jan 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 5 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #2343316
- **Address:** 230 Grasmere Way, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 2QH
- **Certificate Issued:** 09/04/2019
- **Work Completed:** 03/12/2004
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #7410405
- **Address:** 230 Grasmere Way, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 2QH
- **Certificate Issued:** 01/06/2010
- **Work Completed:** 21/05/2010
- **Items:** 6 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #5661337
- **Address:** 230 Grasmere Way, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 2QH
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/05/2008
- **Work Completed:** 25/04/2008
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #3318102
- **Address:** 230 Grasmere Way, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 2QH
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/12/2005
- **Work Completed:** 29/11/2005
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #2739736
- **Address:** 230 Grasmere Way, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 2QH
- **Certificate Issued:** 30/05/2005
- **Work Completed:** 05/05/2005
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)