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33 BUTLER DRIVE

BEDFORD, LIDLINGTON, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE MK43 0UQ

4 beds 2 baths 1,572 sq ft Listed 28 Aug 2020 (-2152d)

£436,500

Fixed Price

Reduced on 9 Oct 2020

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Front View Living Room Living Room Kitchen Kitchen/Breakfast Kitchen/Family Room Dining Area Dining Area Study Entrance Hallway Entrance Hallway Master Bedroom En-suite Bedroom Two Bedroom Two Bedroom Three Bedroom Four Family Bathroom Landing Rear Garden Rear Garden Front View Outside

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

146 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 2007-2011

Last sold

£436,500 Apr 2021

Price per m²

£2,990/m²

Local average

£563,000 (-22.5%)

Street crime

5 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • Executive Four Bed Detached Family Home
  • Open Plan Kitchen/Diner/Family Room
  • Downstairs Study
  • Generous Size Living Room
  • Large Garage And Parking For Several Vehicles
  • Large Entrance Hallway
  • En-Suite To Master Bedroom
  • Village Location
  • Excellent Road Links
  • Local Amenities

Additional details

Heating
Gas central
Parking
Garage, Driveway
Garden
Private garden

Description

The Property
Offered with no upper chain, a beautiful show home condition four bed detached home in the popular village of Lidlington.

The current owners have maintained their home to a very high standard and redesigned the kitchen/dining/utility making it a great versatile living space for modern day living.

The property comprises of a spacious light entrance hallway with a modern cloakroom and a good sized understairs storage cupboard. A generous bright and spacious study, this room would also make a great children's playroom/snug.

A stunning bespoke kitchen/dining/family room. This room has so much versatile living space for every day sociable entertaining. The kitchen has copious amounts of storage, fitted with a range of wall & base units, ample of work surfaces, integrated fridge/freezer, dishwasher, induction hob, oven, extractor hood, washing machine and tumble dryer. There is a good size breakfast bar & french doors that lead to a large paved patio area.

A light and airy large living room with several windows and french doors provides copious amounts of natural daylight. A beautiful gas fire with marble effect surround with inset & hearth.

To the upstairs a large bright landing and four generously sized bedrooms all benefit from having fitted wardrobes.

The master bedroom is bright and spacious, with fitted wardrobes and a good size modern en-suite with heated towel rail.

A further three well proportioned double bedrooms.

A large modern four piece family bathroom suite with separate shower cubicle and heated towel rail.

Outside: The front garden is enclosed by hedged borders and pathway to the front door.

Double width garage with an electric single up & over door, power & light and driveway parking for several vehicles.

The rear of this lovely home is a spacious garden with a large paved patio area for outside entertaining. Mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and flower borders. Side gated access to the driveway.

An early viewing is highly recommended.



Local Area
The village of Lidlington is located on the A421 between the major towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes. Excellent commuter links are available to London St Pancras via Flitwick or Bedford taking approximately 40 minutes and to London Euston from Milton Keynes Central in only 35 minutes and the village also has it's own railway station.

Major road links via the M1, junction 13 are a ten minutes drive away. Local amenities include convenience store, village hall, thatched public house and sporting facilities.

The area is ideal for country walks with various bridleways and footpaths surrounding the property including the rich in wildlife Greensand Ridge which is a long distance footpath stretching 40 miles across Befordshire, Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire.

The 'Forest Centre' and 'Millennium Country Park' are also nearby in the neighbouring village of Marston Moretaine, as is the Georgian town of Ampthill with its many services and facilitiescal Area.

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Reference: 96644819

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 08/11/2011

Expiry date: 07/11/2021 (expired)

Current heating cost: £532/year

Potential heating cost: £540/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £20,533

Recommendations

  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£33)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£11,000 - £20,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

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Price history

36% since 2012

Event Date Price % change
Sold 09/04/2021 (5 years ago) £436,500 +35.8%
Sold 17/01/2012 (14 years ago) £321,500

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
23 LOMBARD STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RP £297,000 20/01/2025 Detached
Same street 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
Same street 29 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ £407,000 30/06/2022 Semi-detached
6 LOMBARD STREET, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0RP £495,000 01/06/2022 Detached
Same street 1 BUTLER DRIVE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UQ £332,000 26/01/2022 Terraced
8 KERRISON CLOSE, LIDLINGTON, BEDFORD, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0UW £455,000 20/09/2021 Detached

Street average: £386,875 (4 sales)

Area average: £449,400 (5 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 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

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.29%
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).