# 3 bedroom terraced house for sale (MK43 0UQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 28 BUTLER DRIVE, BEDFORD, LIDLINGTON, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE MK43 0UQ |
| Price | £290,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Last sold | £295,000 Mar 2021 |

## Description

This deceptively Spacious three bedroom family home, benefiting from a master bedroom with en-suite and located in the popular village of Lidlington

INDIGO RESIDENTIAL are pleased to offer for sale this well presented three bedroom family home the accommodation briefly comprises of :

Entrance Hall, Downstairs Cloakroom, Lounge, Spacious Kitchen / Breakfast Room, Landing, 

Master Bedroom with en-suite, additional large Double Bedroom, single bedroom, and fitted family bathroom, gas central heating with megaflow system, wood sealed double glazing, front and secluded rear garden with door to carport / storage. 

Lidlington is a village set in the rural area of Bedfordshire with easy reach of the M1. It boasts of its own railway station, primary school and local general stores along side a village pub. While experiencing the village life, close by are the shopping centres of Milton Keynes and Bedford. The Xscape of Milton Keynes, Flitwick, and Ampthill offer wide selection of leisure facilities, Flitwick station is also within 3 miles away from the property location which you can commute to St Pancreas. Alternatively visit the the Georgian village of Woburn or just take a walk along the Greensand Ridge which runs along the top hill of Lidlington.

EPC Rating - C

Council Tax Band - D

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/96801866/1338532) - Floorplan 1

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 28 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £295,000 | 19/03/2021 | Terraced |
| 28 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ | £287,000 | 15/03/2017 | 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 |
| 63 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £240,000 | 05/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 27 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £255,000 | 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 |
| 4 BYE ROAD, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RU | £274,000 | 30/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 8 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ | £210,000 | 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:** -0.4%

## 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 | 1.2 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:** 1.02% (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:** 12.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,503/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 21.4%

*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%
- **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)

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