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2 bed flat for sale Blacksmiths Row, Markyate, AL3

Guide Price

£240,000

Added on 16/09/2026

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £406 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold

EPC C 72

Key features

1st Floor Maisonette
Allocated Parking
2 Bedrooms
New Bathroom
Village Location
Recently Redecorated
Long Lease

About this property

A very well-presented and newly decorated two-bedroom first floor maisonette, ideally situated on the High Street in the popular village of Markyate. Accommodation comprises of a spacious reception room, separate kitchen, two bedrooms and a newly fitted family bathroom.

A spacious loft offers excellent storage potential, benefiting from full insulation and partial boarding. Externally, the property benefits from well-maintained communal gardens together with an allocated parking space and is perfectly positioned within easy reach of local shops, amenities and excellent transport links, including the M1 motorway network.

Floorplan

Energy performance

C 72

Current

Potential

92+

81-91

69-80

72 C

79 C

55-68

39-54

21-38

1-20

This home is rated band C, scoring 72 out of 100. The average British home is band D. Its certificate says it could reach band C (79) if the improvements it recommends were carried out.

Read from the certificate published with this listing, so it may not be the latest one. Check the government EPC register for the full certificate and its recommendations.

Council tax

Ask agent

Per year

Band A

£1,677
Band B

£1,957
Band C

£2,237
Band D

£2,516
Band E

£3,075
Band F

£3,634
Band G

£4,194
Band H

£5,032

The agent hasn't said which band this home is in; you can look it up on GOV.UK. In Central Bedfordshire, 2026/27 bills run from £1,677 a year in band A to £5,032 in band H.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Central Bedfordshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone.

Price guide

This home

£406 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£616 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£418 / sq ft

£406 / sq ft

£846 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£406 per sq ft, below almost all recent sales in AL3 (£418–£846, 10th–90th percentile, 699 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 699 homes sold in AL3 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price.

Location

Blacksmiths Row, Markyate, AL3

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £240,000

£120k £360k

Deposit10% £24,000

£0 £240k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £216,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £48,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
1, Blacksmiths Row Terraced	Terraced	Mar 2026	893 sq ft £476/sq ft	893 sq ft	£476	£425,000
5, Blacksmiths Row Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2024	549 sq ft £373/sq ft	549 sq ft	£373	£205,000
21, Blacksmiths Row Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2024	560 sq ft £393/sq ft	560 sq ft	£393	£220,000
7, Blacksmiths Row Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Nov 2022	452 sq ft £520/sq ft	452 sq ft	£520	£235,000
18, Blacksmiths Row Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Apr 2022	560 sq ft £416/sq ft	560 sq ft	£416	£233,000
17, Blacksmiths Row Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2021	538 sq ft £442/sq ft	538 sq ft	£442	£237,700
4, Blacksmiths Row Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2021	431 sq ft £525/sq ft	431 sq ft	£525	£226,000
9, Blacksmiths Row Terraced	Terraced	Mar 2021	958 sq ft £355/sq ft	958 sq ft	£355	£340,000