23, The Martins Drive
23, The Martins Drive
Description & Estimates
23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,541 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 592 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard is £684,052 and its rental estimate is £2,109 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 falls within the LU7 postal district.
Our Data Sources
23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2012 and a single entry in the EPC database dated January 2012.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard, we estimate a market value of £718,255 and a rental value of £2,214 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £636,169 and £1,961 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £39 (0.0%) and its estimated rental value grow by £32 per month (1.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard as measuring 592 m2.
That makes it the 23rd largest plot in the postcode, where 25 of the 26 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 16 Jan 2012.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard completed on 11th July 2012 at £410,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 39.8% over the period since July 2012.
- Sold Jul 2012£410,000
- Sold Aug 2006£365,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard have sold within a radius of 720 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 24th October 2024, was 17, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2TQ, a freehold house which sold for £830,000.
Read more about house prices in LU7.
- Sold Oct 2024£830,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Martins Drive17, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2TQ
- Sold Mar 2024£580,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Martins Drive21, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2TQ
- Sold Mar 2015£570,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Martins Drive5, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2TQ
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 26 addresses on The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7, 23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard comes out as the 15th largest and the 13th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £285k more expensive than the average property across the LU7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 800mThe Mary Bassett Lower School
- 800mThe Rushmere Park Academy
- 900mDovery Academy
- 1.5kmVandyke Upper School
- 2.1kmCedars Upper School
- 5.3kmThe Cottesloe School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 23, The Martins Drive, Leighton Buzzard, the nearest station is Leighton Buzzard, 1.2 kilometres away.
- 1.2kmLeighton Buzzard
- 7.5kmCheddington
- 9.0kmFenny Stratford
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
