1, CASTLE CLOSE, PITSTONE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9FB - £288,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

1 CASTLE CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 90m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £480,504. It was last sold for £288,000 in May 2013, which was around 4% above the average May 2013 semi-detached price in the Buckinghamshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2010, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

1 CASTLE CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 1 CASTLE CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Buckinghamshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 1 CASTLE CLOSE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2013 23 MAY	£288,000	£277,021	4% above HPI
2007 3 DEC	£312,500	£281,898	11% above HPI

1 CASTLE CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Buckinghamshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 1 CASTLE CLOSE sales from December 2007 and May 2013 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the December 2007 sale was for 11% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 11% above the HPI over time, until the May 2013 sale, where it falls to 4% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 4% above the HPI.

What might 1 CASTLE CLOSE be worth now?

1 CASTLE CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £480,504.

This is based on house price inflation of 66.8%, between May 2013 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Buckinghamshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 66.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 CASTLE CLOSE of £288,000 on 23rd May 2013. For the value to have increased from £288,000 to £480,504 over the ten years and five months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 CASTLE CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Buckinghamshire local authority area.
• The May 2013 sale price of £288,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 CASTLE CLOSE has not materially changed since May 2013.

How Large is 1 CASTLE CLOSE?

1 CASTLE CLOSE is 90m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2010. This puts it in the smallest 20% of semi-detached houses houses in Pitstone, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Pitstone, and where 1 CASTLE CLOSE lies on this distribution: 15% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 1 CASTLE CLOSE, and 85% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Pitstone.

1 CASTLE CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

1 CASTLE CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.063 of an acre, or 255m². The below map shows the location of 1 CASTLE CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 1 CASTLE CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 1 CASTLE CLOSE?

1 CASTLE CLOSE is located in PITSTONE, in the LU7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 1 on CASTLE CLOSE.