# 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 |
| 9 HIMLEY GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2PY | £330,000 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 77 HIMLEY GREEN, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, LU7 2QA | £360,000 | 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:** 2.7%
- **10y growth:** 16.4%

## 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).*

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Detached House, Melfort Drive, LU7 | £1,800/mo | 3 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,800/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.5% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £225,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £180,000

*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 £1,800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £169/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.9%

*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 | 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)