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Buying at MK7 8LP

Before you offer on a home at MK7 8LP: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £102k. In Walnut Tree & Tilbrook.

1 to check3 clear£102k typical on Onslow Court

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Immediate direction; Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Non immediate direction).
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A4146, 700 m awayAbout 27,390 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
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Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£102ktypical sale on Onslow Court, last 10 years

£4,429typical price per m² in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook

£1,280–£4,800per m² for homes at MK7 8LP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,429 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £399k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook

Walnut Tree & Tilbrook

+46% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	70	£521k	£240k – £1.19m
Semi-detached	47	£295k	£78k – £555k
Terraced	39	£230k	£63k – £417k
Flat	18	£132k	£38k – £495k

Standard sales in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

1sales on Onslow Court in the last two years

174sales in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at MK7 8LP

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Onslow CourtFlat	£19,500, Jun 1999	–	Buyer's report →
2, Onslow CourtTerraced	£238,000, Nov 2018	50 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Onslow CourtTerraced	£45,000, Feb 2009	56 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Onslow CourtFlat	£70,500, Oct 2019	55 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Onslow CourtSemi-detached	£51,000, Dec 2004	69 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Onslow CourtFlat	£20,000, Aug 1997	69 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Onslow CourtSemi-detached	£102,000, May 2026	80 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Onslow CourtSemi-detached	£73,500, Aug 2016	–	Buyer's report →
13, Onslow CourtTerraced	£152,500, Oct 2006	50 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Onslow CourtTerraced	£163,000, May 2007

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Buying at MK7 8LP

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £102k. In Walnut Tree & Tilbrook.

1 to check3 clear£102k typical on Onslow Court

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Immediate direction; Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Non immediate direction).

Note

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 56 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Busy road: A4146, 700 m awayAbout 27,390 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£102ktypical sale on Onslow Court, last 10 years

£4,429typical price per m² in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook

£1,280–£4,800per m² for homes at MK7 8LP sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,429 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £399k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£198k	£70k	£1,050 a month	6.4%
2 beds	£275k	£194k	£1,230 a month	5.4%
3 beds	£371k	£327k	£1,490 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£581k	£489k	£2,190 a month	4.5%
All homes	£335k	£265k	£1,330 a month	4.8%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places