Lime Close Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire

15 addresses across 2 postcodes (MK45), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25201205.

16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £425,000 across 1 sale. 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3, E: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Central Bedfordshire costs £2,516 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.

Sales on this street

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales registered up to 28 August 2026, loaded 28 October 2026. Sales reach the register two weeks to two months after completion, so the last two months are incomplete. Matched by postcode and street name.

Sales by year (standard sales only; repossessions and buy-to-let transfers excluded)
YearSalesMedian priceLowestHighest
20231£425,000£425,000£425,000
20191£317,500£317,500£317,500
20161£241,000£241,000£241,000
20131£225,000£225,000£225,000
20121£237,000£237,000£237,000
20112£147,500£120,000£175,000
20082£242,500£218,000£267,000
20072£249,998£249,995£250,000
20051£204,000£204,000£204,000
20041£212,500£212,500£212,500
20032£211,000£187,000£235,000
20021£138,500£138,500£138,500
Most recent sales (16)
DateAddressTypePriceNotes
31 Mar 20232 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£425,000
25 Feb 201912 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£317,500
11 Mar 201611 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£241,000
13 Jun 201312 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£225,000
28 Sep 20121 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£237,000
29 Jun 201112 MK45 1LWDetached£175,000
13 Jan 20113 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£120,000
21 Nov 200810 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£218,000
1 Aug 200813 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£267,000
30 Nov 20071 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£250,000
10 Aug 200714 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£249,995
14 Feb 200510 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£204,000
2 Jul 200413 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£212,500
6 Nov 200310 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£187,000
10 Jun 20036 MK45 1LWDetached£235,000
4 Oct 200210 MK45 1LWSemi-detached£138,500

Energy performance certificates

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG), register as at 13 October 2026. Latest certificate per address; certificates last ten years, so the oldest here dates from November 2011 and some homes have none. Address data © Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail, shown for understanding the energy efficiency of buildings only.

6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 107 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (5); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).

Council tax

What each band costs in Central Bedfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,516 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.

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£1,677£1,957£2,237£2,516£3,075£3,634£4,194£5,032

Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (36% of about 720 homes).

Sources: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, homes at 31 March 2026 (counts rounded to the nearest 10; some small counts withheld), for the neighbourhood (census area of about 700 homes) around it, not just this street; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, council tax levels 2026-27. Bands are charged as fixed shares of Band D; the actual bill depends on the parish and on discounts such as the single-person discount. Check a home's own band with the official council tax band checker.

Planning and heritage

  • Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
  • Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
  • Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
  • Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
  • Green belt: no.

Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), compiled from councils and, for listed buildings, Historic England's National Heritage List. Conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation areas and the green belt are checked at each postcode's centre. Listed buildings and protected trees are counted on or by this street. Councils publish Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers to different standards, and some not yet. Planning applications are not here: there is no national open record of them yet.

Roadworks

No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.

Source: Department for Transport, Street Manager open data, permits and works up to 30 September 2026. It is published once a month, so works arranged or started since then are not shown, and dates are the ones planned unless the works have started or finished. Emergency works are often permitted after they begin.

Flood risk

No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.

Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.

High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.

Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.

Sources: Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data (loaded 29 October 2026), Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea: postcodes in areas at risk (loaded 29 October 2026) and Flood Map for Planning (loaded 28 October 2026). Flood zones are checked at each postcode's centre point. These are models of areas, which their publishers say are not suitable for showing whether an individual property is at risk, and they do not cover flooding from sewers or drains. Check an address on the official long-term flood risk service.

Broadband

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026. Percentages are of premises in each postcode that can get the service, not take-up or speed achieved.

Availability by postcode (% of premises)
PostcodeSuperfast (30 Mbit/s+)Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+)GigabitBelow 10 Mbit/s
MK45 1LH100%100%100%0%
MK45 1LW100%100%100%0%

Nearest schools

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), 31 October 2026; Ofsted monthly management information as at September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the street to the school; catchments and admissions are not shown. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report-card grades by area, not one overall grade; older grades stand until a school is re-inspected.

SchoolPhaseAgesDistanceInspection
Flitwick Lower SchoolPrimary2–9440 m No published inspection
Kingsmoor Lower SchoolPrimary2–9490 m No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good
Templefield Lower SchoolPrimary2–9830 m No published inspection
Woodland Middle School AcademyMiddle deemed secondary9–13840 m No published inspection
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Church of EnglandPrimary2–91.9 km Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework)
Westoning Lower SchoolPrimary2–92.0 km No published inspection

Food hygiene ratings nearby

Source: Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, extract of 31 October 2026. Each rating is shown with the date it was given; a business may have been re-inspected since the extract. Within 500 m of the middle of the street.

BusinessTypeDistanceRatingRated
The Swan MK45 1HPPub/bar/nightclub340 m5 Very good21 May 2025
Mayflower MK45 1HZTakeaway/sandwich shop350 m5 Very good5 Feb 2026
Spice MK45 1HZRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen350 m4 Good12 Feb 2026
Flitwick Peri Peri MK45 1HZRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen350 m5 Very good14 Nov 2024
Flitwick Bowls Club MK45 1EDPub/bar/nightclub380 m5 Very good23 Mar 2026
China Inn Chinese Takeaway MK45 1EDTakeaway/sandwich shop380 m5 Very good23 Apr 2026
Kings Cafe MK45 1EDRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen380 m5 Very good17 Mar 2026
The Crown MK45 1LAPub/bar/nightclub390 m5 Very good25 Nov 2025
Parmar Food Store MK45 1LARetailers - other430 m4 Good13 Dec 2011
Flitwick Lower School MK45 1LUSchool/college/university440 m5 Very good29 Sep 2026
Domino's Pizza MK45 1QYTakeaway/sandwich shop450 m5 Very good9 Jan 2025
Ferndale Older Persons Home MK45 1HBHospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises460 m5 Very good3 Mar 2026
The Cottage Bakery Ltd MK45 1DPRetailers - other470 m5 Very good27 Dec 2025
Flitwick Breakfast & Cafe MK45 1DSRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen470 m5 Very good30 Sep 2025
Flitwick Sandwich Bar MK45 1DPTakeaway/sandwich shop470 m5 Very good11 Mar 2025

Crime within 250 m

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, September 2025 to August 2026. Police forces move every crime to the nearest of about 760,000 anonymised map points before publishing, so these are crimes near this street, not on it, and a busy point can collect crimes from a wider area. Counts are of records, not convictions.

10 recorded crimes by category
CategoryCrimes
Violence and sexual offences5
Vehicle crime3
Burglary1
Anti-social behaviour1

Most of these are attached to: On or near Orchard Way (5); On or near Gravel Pit Road (2); On or near Lyall Close (1); On or near Lime Close (1); On or near Station Road (1).

What has changed

Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.

Everything that has changed on and near this street

Postcodes on this street

Source: ONS Postcode Directory August 2026, ONS UPRN Directory September 2026, OS Open Linked Identifiers September 2026. A postcode can cover more than one street; the share shows how many of its addresses are on this one.

  • MK45 1LW: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
  • MK45 1LH: 1 address of 28 in the postcode

Nearby streets

Lime Mews · Willow Way · Oak Road · Hollybush Road · Lyall Close · Ash Close · Beech Road · Gravel Pit Road · Glebe Avenue · Vicarage Hill · Elmwood Crescent · The Rowans

All the streets in MK45 and across Central Bedfordshire.

What this page cannot tell you

  • Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
  • What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
  • How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
  • Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
  • Anything about planning applications, noise or air quality yet.

How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.