Detached

51 ESKDALE AVENUE

CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 3AY

£620,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Church View Funeral Service 0.1 miles
Bus stop Grammar School 0.3 miles
Train station Chesham 0.5 miles
University National Film and Television School 7.4 miles
Hospital The Paddocks Hospital 9.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

105 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£620,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£5,905/m²

Local average

£993,361 (18 sales)

Street crime

158 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 11/02/2025

Expiry date: 10/02/2035

Current heating cost: £1,133/year

Potential heating cost: £786/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £15,500

Recommendations

  • Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 20/03/2026 £620,000 Detached — £622,463 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 £620,000
listed 20/09/2025 £625,000
sold 01/01/2000 £182,500

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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
13 HARDING ROAD, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 3BB £510,000 06/02/2024 Detached
15 FRANCES STREET, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 3EQ £520,000 22/11/2023 Detached
63 ALEXANDER STREET, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 3EG £312,500 20/08/2021 Detached
1 WHITE HILL CLOSE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 1AS £675,000 30/07/2021 Detached

Area average: £504,375 (4 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 17.1%
10y growth 79.9%

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

1y (index) 0.4%
5y (index) 15%
10y (index) 24.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,329/mo
Realistic £1,477/mo
Optimistic £1,625/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Buckinghamshire.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Greatacre, HP5 £1,450/mo 2 0.07 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Brae House, HP5 £1,000/mo 2 0.1 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,225/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.2%
Max investor price (0.8%) £153,125
Target investor price (1%) £122,500
Gross yield 2.4%
Cost-to-rent ratio 42.2×
Monthly cashflow £-1,364/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -9.1%
  • 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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 69
Anti-social behaviour 25
Criminal damage and arson 15
Public order 13
Other theft 9
Vehicle crime 8
Shoplifting 7
Drugs 4
Robbery 3
Burglary 2
Other crime 2
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 158

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
Newtown School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 7 Nov 2014
Heritage House School Other 0.3 miles Good — 16 Jun 2019
Chesham Grammar School Secondary 0.3 miles Outstanding — 4 Apr 2014
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 6 Dec 2017
Brushwood Junior School Primary 0.6 miles Outstanding — 29 Jul 2024

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