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Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard

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House prices, sold prices and local information for LU7 9LU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£355,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£302,413
23 sales
Price range
£225k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Feb 2026
LU7 9LU

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At a glance

House prices£302k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 23 min walkLeighton Buzzard station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband66% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Birchs Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £355,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £314,000. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 43% semi-detached, 43% terraced, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on Birchs Close range from £225,000 to £390,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Birchs Close compared

LU7 postcode area£388,713
Leighton Buzzard£369,840
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birchs Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LU7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £288,333 (3 sales)2017£288k2018: £240,000 (1 sales)2018£240k2019: £280,000 (5 sales)2019£280k2020: £305,000 (3 sales)2020£305k2021: £313,333 (3 sales)2021£313k2022: £245,000 (1 sales)2022£245k2023: £376,250 (2 sales)2023£376k2024: £304,333 (3 sales)2024£304k2025: £330,000 (1 sales)2025£330k2026: £355,000 (1 sales)2026£355k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached10£314,00027 Feb 2026
Terraced10£286,25014 Feb 2025
Detached3£317,66716 Sep 2024

Sold prices on Birchs Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 27 Feb 2026£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 14 Feb 2025£330,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 31 Oct 2024£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 16 Sep 2024£333,000 DetachedFreehold
1C, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 17 Jul 2024£285,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 12 May 2023£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 26 Jan 2023£362,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 8 Apr 2022£245,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 27 Sep 2021£360,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 29 Jun 2021£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 6 Apr 2021£310,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 26 Feb 2021£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 30 Oct 2020£315,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 5 Mar 2020£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 3 Jan 2020£310,000 DetachedFreehold
1B, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 19 Jul 2019£270,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 1 Jul 2019£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 14 May 2019£317,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 7 May 2019£225,000 TerracedFreehold
1C, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 11 Apr 2019£282,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 12 Jul 2018£240,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 8 Dec 2017£310,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 12 Jul 2017£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1C, Birchs Close LU7 9LU 21 Apr 2017£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
32, Birchs Close £305,000 (Jul 2019) → £355,000 (Feb 2026) +16%
over 7 yrs
22, Birchs Close £245,000 (Apr 2022) → £330,000 (Feb 2025) +35%
over 3 yrs
1, Birchs Close £310,000 (Jan 2020) → £310,000 (Apr 2021) → £333,000 (Sep 2024) +7%
over 5 yrs
1C, Birchs Close £290,000 (Apr 2017) → £282,500 (Apr 2019) → £285,000 (Jul 2024) -2%
over 7 yrs
6, Birchs Close £240,000 (Jul 2018) → £360,000 (Sep 2021) +50%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Birchs Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hockliffe Lower School 67 pupils Primary 4–9 Report 0.3 mi
Stanbridge Lower School 120 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 1.4 mi
Toddington St George Church of England School 341 pupils Primary Church of England 3–9 Good Report 2.4 mi
Parkfields Middle School 460 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Good Report 2.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Leighton Buzzard station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk
  • Harlington (Beds) station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 27 min walk
  • Cheddington station 6.0 mi · 2 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birchs Close (adj, Watling Street) 1 min walk
  • Birchs Close (opp, Watling Street) 1 min walk
  • Hockliffe Signals (SE-bound) 4 min walk
  • Hockliffe Signals (SW-bound) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Toddington Medical Centre
    Luton Road, Toddington, Dunstable · 2.5 mi
  • Houghton Regis Medical Centre
    Peel Street, Houghton Regis, Dunstable · 3.1 mi
  • Priory Gardens Surgery
    Grove View Integrated, Court Drive, Dunstable · 3.6 mi
  • Eastgate Surgery
    Eastgate House, 28-34 Church Street, Dunstable · 4.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Houghton Regis Express · 1.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leighton Buzzard Stanbridge Road · 2.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Appenine Way Express · 2.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leighton Buzzard · 2.8 mi

Dentists

  • Church Square Dental Practice · 2.6 mi
  • Houghton Regis Dental Practice · 3.1 mi
  • Houghton Regis Health Centre · 3.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.7%62.5%
Private rented12.2%20.3%
Social rented9.9%17.1%
Households1,066

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.9%64.1%
Aged 65+20.7%18.6%
Residents2,522

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)66%80%
Gigabit-capable66%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks79%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across Central Bedfordshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Birchs Close

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White93.6%90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian52.1%47.9%
No religion41.4%42.8%
Not answered4.8%5.4%
Muslim0.6%1.3%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Hindu0.4%1%
Other religion0.1%0.5%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK92.9%89%
Born outside the UK7.1%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above33%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%18.2%
No qualifications15.1%15%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.7%5.9%
Other qualifications2.7%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health46.6%50.4%
Good health36.6%34.5%
Fair health12.1%11.3%
Bad health3.4%3%
Very bad health1.3%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household40.7%36.4%
1 car or van in household35.6%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household17.2%13.8%
No cars or vans in household6.6%11.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Central Bedfordshire.

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