# 51 ESKDALE AVENUE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 3AY

## Property details

- Slug: `eaa38b1` (address key hash: `eaa38b17780dae02f4dfe785746b4610e2ebd60c`)
- Postcode: HP5 3AY
- Transactions on record: 1

- 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)

## Latest sale

- Price: £620,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 10/02/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,133/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- 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/9599-3046-9202-9785-6204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £620,000 | Detached | — | £622,463 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-c425-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 51 ESKDALE AVENUE, CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP5 3AY | £620,000 | 20/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167218439](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/fb4cd63)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £620,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-20 | £625,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £182,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 16.4%
- **10y growth:** 79.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 0.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 15%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,329/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,477/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,625/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent 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 Terraced House, Brae House, HP5 | £1,000/mo | 2 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,000/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.16% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £125,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £100,000

*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 £1,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 51.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,567/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -10.5%

*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:** 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 |
|----------|-------|
| 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.*

| 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 |