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27 BUTLER DRIVE

BEDFORD, LIDLINGTON, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE MK43 0UQ

5 beds 3 baths 1,981 sq ft Listed 9 Apr 2024 (-832d)

£650,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

184 m²

Council tax band

F

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 2007-2011

Last sold

£510,000 Nov 2018

Price per m²

£3,533/m²

Local average

£563,000 (+15.5%)

Street crime

5 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • Entrance hall
  • Cloakroom
  • Large kitchen/breakfast room
  • Lounge
  • Conservatory
  • Office
  • Five bedrooms
  • Two en suites
  • Family bathroom
  • Gaming room

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Lane and Holmes are delighted to offer for sale this very well presented detached home in Lidlington, nestled at the foot of the Greensand Ridge.

The property offers accommodation over three floors and includes a spacious hallway, a cloakroom and an office on the ground floor. The ground floor accommodation continues to include a spacious lounge with a fireplace and an adjoining conservatory which opens to the rear garden. The signature space on the ground floor is a stunning kitchen/breakfast room which offers space for family dining, an island unit with an inset sink and a range of high gloss units with integrated appliances. There is also a utility room for added practicality.

The first floor provides a total of four bedrooms as well as a family bathroom with a separate shower, whilst the master bedroom also provides a sizeable en suite shower room and each bedroom benefits from fitted wardrobes. The second floor provides a further double bedroom with a dressing room and a further en suite shower room and there is also a games room accessed from the open plan landing.

Further benefits of this well-maintained property include double glazing and gas fired central heating.

Moving outside there is a single garage and driveway situated behind gates and there is a charge point for an electric vehicle. To the front there is an area of garden with artificial turf and to the rear there is a lawned garden which is not overlooked.

Lidlington itself is set in rural Bedfordshire within easy reach of the M1 motorway (J13) and the Forest of Marston Vale. It boasts its own railway station, Primary School and general store as well as a village pub. Larger urban areas including Bedford, Milton Keynes and the market town of Ampthill are within easy reach, as well as the mainline train stations in Flitwick and Milton Keynes that offer easy access to London and beyond.

Listed by

Bedford

Lane & Holmes LLP

Reference: 146613851

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 06/09/2018

Expiry date: 05/09/2028

Est. upgrade cost to C: £6,500

Recommendations

  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

EE Rating

EE Rating

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 22/11/2018 (7 years ago) £510,000

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
23 LOMBARD STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RP £297,000 20/01/2025 Detached
21 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ £487,500 04/07/2024 Detached
19 CHURCH STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RJ £550,000 17/03/2023 Detached
12 LOMBARD STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RP £450,000 22/09/2022 Detached
6 LOMBARD STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RP £495,000 01/06/2022 Detached
8 KERRISON CLOSE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UW £455,000 20/09/2021 Detached

Area average: £455,750 (6 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 11.1%
10y growth 55.9%

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

1y (index) 4.2%
5y (index) 19.8%
10y (index) 35.6%

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: £1,296/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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 Ingle & Caves 1.4 miles
Shop Just Kids 1.4 miles
Bus stop Browns Close 1.4 miles
Bus stop Unknown 1.4 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 8.4 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 2.3 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

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.19%
Max investor price (0.8%) £155,875
Target investor price (1%) £124,700
  • 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).