Sold End of terrace

38 BUTLER DRIVE

BEDFORD, LIDLINGTON, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE MK43 0UQ

3 beds Listed 3 Jun 2015 (-4065d)

£288,000

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# 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale (MK43 0UQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 38 BUTLER DRIVE, BEDFORD, LIDLINGTON, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE MK43 0UQ |
| Price | £288,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Last sold | £282,000 Sep 2015 |

## Description

*** IMMACULATE THREE BEDROOM HOME LOCATED IN THE POPULAR VILLAGE OF LIDLINGTON ***

INDIGO RESIDENTIAL are pleased to offer for sale this spacious and very well presented three bedroom home positioned on a select development in the village of Lidlington with no upper chain complications.

As you walk through the front door you are greeted with a spacious entrance hall way with doors leading to all rooms including a bright & airy dual aspect lounge, beautiful kitchen/diner fitted with integrated appliances and doors leading to a secluded rear garden and a cloakroom. On the first floor there is a master bedroom with en suite, a fitted bathroom suite and two generous size bedrooms.

Further benefits include gas central heating, alarm, secluded rear garden & two allocated parking spaces.

This truly is a lovely home an internal viewing is recommended to fully appreciate the attributes this property has to offer.

Lidlington is a small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire surrounded by farmland, in the Marston Vale. A number of local amenities can be found in the village including a village hall, public house, hairdresser and a general store, plus a "farm store" on the A421. Lidlington has retained a daily doorstop milk and newspaper delivery service. The village lies between the main A421 Bedford to Milton Keynes road and the A507 Ampthill to Woburn road. Lidlington railway station is on the Marston Vale Line which gives good access for walkers along the Greensand Ridge long distance footpath which passes nearby the village. The school catchments are Thomes Johnson lower, Marston Vale middle & Wootton upper. EPC Rating - B. Council Tax Band - D.

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/52582601/1338695) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/52582601/1338696) - EPC 1

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 38 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £282,000 | 25/09/2015 | Terraced |
| 38 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £220,000 | 13/05/2011 | Terraced |
| 38 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £215,000 | 23/03/2011 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 2 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £321,000 | 24/01/2025 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 21 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £487,500 | 04/07/2024 | Detached |
| 12 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £420,000 | 15/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 8 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £210,000 | 30/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 69 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £257,000 | 29/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 ST MARGARETS CLOSE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RL | £250,000 | 10/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £357,100 | 04/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 2 THE LANE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UP | £346,000 | 20/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 27 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £255,000 | 05/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 63 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £240,000 | 05/08/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 29 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £407,000 | 30/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 ST MARGARETS CLOSE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RL | £250,000 | 04/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £400,000 | 25/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 BYE ROAD, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RU | £280,000 | 18/02/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 1 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £332,000 | 26/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 71 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £260,000 | 19/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 8 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £210,000 | 30/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 4 BYE ROAD, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RU | £274,000 | 30/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 15 ST MARGARETS CLOSE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RL | £250,000 | 28/07/2021 | Terraced |

**Street average:** £386,875 (4 sales)
**Area average:** £283,940 (15 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £291,255 (28 Terraced, MK43, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -1.1%

## 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 Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £997/mo

## 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 Semi-Detached House, Manor Road, MK43 | £4,333/mo | 3 | 1.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Brook Road, MK43 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 1.22 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,967/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.03% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £370,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £296,700

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,967/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 12.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,511/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 21.7%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 2.5%
- **10y growth:** 22.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 4.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 37.2%

## 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)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Last sold

£282,000 Sep 2015

Local average

£291,255 (-1.1%)

Street crime

5 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

Immaculate condition throughout
No upper chain complications
Private rear garden
Refitted bathroom & en suite
Modern living with a contemporary theme
Two allocated parking bays
Dual aspect lounge
Fitted kitchen/diner with utility room

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

* IMMACULATE THREE BEDROOM HOME LOCATED IN THE POPULAR VILLAGE OF LIDLINGTON *

INDIGO RESIDENTIAL are pleased to offer for sale this spacious and very well presented three bedroom home positioned on a select development in the village of Lidlington with no upper chain complications.

As you walk through the front door you are greeted with a spacious entrance hall way with doors leading to all rooms including a bright & airy dual aspect lounge, beautiful kitchen/diner fitted with integrated appliances and doors leading to a secluded rear garden and a cloakroom. On the first floor there is a master bedroom with en suite, a fitted bathroom suite and two generous size bedrooms.
Further benefits include gas central heating, alarm, secluded rear garden & two allocated parking spaces.
This truly is a lovely home an internal viewing is recommended to fully appreciate the attributes this property has to offer.

Lidlington is a small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire surrounded by farmland, in the Marston Vale. A number of local amenities can be found in the village including a village hall, public house, hairdresser and a general store, plus a "farm store" on the A421. Lidlington has retained a daily doorstop milk and newspaper delivery service. The village lies between the main A421 Bedford to Milton Keynes road and the A507 Ampthill to Woburn road. Lidlington railway station is on the Marston Vale Line which gives good access for walkers along the Greensand Ridge long distance footpath which passes nearby the village. The school catchments are Thomes Johnson lower, Marston Vale middle & Wootton upper. EPC Rating - B. Council Tax Band - D.

Listed by

Ampthill

Indigo Residential

Reference: 52582601

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EPC 1

Price history

31% since 2011

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	25/09/2015 (10 years ago)	£282,000	+28.2%
Sold	13/05/2011 (15 years ago)	£220,000	+2.3%
Sold	23/03/2011 (15 years ago)	£215,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
Same street 2 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ	£321,000	24/01/2025	Terraced
Same street 21 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ	£487,500	04/07/2024	Detached
12 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£420,000	15/12/2023	Terraced
8 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£210,000	30/11/2022	Terraced
69 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£257,000	29/11/2022	Terraced
9 ST MARGARETS CLOSE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RL	£250,000	10/11/2022	Terraced
4 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£357,100	04/11/2022	Terraced
2 THE LANE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UP	£346,000	20/10/2022	Terraced
27 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£255,000	05/08/2022	Terraced
63 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£240,000	05/08/2022	Terraced
Same street 29 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ	£407,000	30/06/2022	Semi-detached
3 ST MARGARETS CLOSE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RL	£250,000	04/03/2022	Terraced
12 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£400,000	25/02/2022	Terraced
7 BYE ROAD, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RU	£280,000	18/02/2022	Terraced
Same street 1 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ	£332,000	26/01/2022	Terraced
71 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£260,000	19/11/2021	Terraced
8 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ	£210,000	30/09/2021	Terraced
4 BYE ROAD, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RU	£274,000	30/09/2021	Terraced
15 ST MARGARETS CLOSE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RL	£250,000	28/07/2021	Terraced

Street average: £386,875 (4 sales)

Area average: £283,940 (15 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 2.5%

10y growth 22.8%

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

1y (index) 4.4%

5y (index) 19.1%

10y (index) 37.2%

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 Bedford: £997/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View MK43 0UQ

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Train station	Lidlington	0.2 miles
Train station	Millbrook	1.3 miles
Shop	Just Kids	1.4 miles
Shop	The Store Room	1.4 miles
Bus stop	Browns Close	1.5 miles
Bus stop	Unknown	1.5 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire	6.6 miles
Hospital	The Manor	6.9 miles
Hospital	Bedford Hospital SDEC - Same Day Emergency Care	6.9 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire Polhill Campus	8.5 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	2
Anti-social behaviour	1
Burglary	1
Public order	1
Total incidents	5

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
Thomas Johnson Lower School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 16 Jan 2023
Marston Moreteyne VC School	Primary	1.3 miles	Good — 6 May 2024
Ridgmont Lower School	Primary	2.2 miles	Requires improvement — 18 Sep 2023
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College	Other	2.5 miles	— (No rating)
Alameda Middle School	Primary	2.5 miles	Good — 23 Mar 2018

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 Semi-Detached House, Manor Road, MK43	£4,333/mo	3	1.21 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Brook Road, MK43	£1,600/mo	3	1.22 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,967/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.03%

Max investor price (0.8%) £370,875

Target investor price (1%) £296,700

Gross yield 12.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 8.1×

Monthly cashflow £1,511/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 21.7%

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).