1, LAUREL CLOSE, STANBRIDGE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9JP - £238,500

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 LAUREL CLOSE is a small extended detached house of 135m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £767,866. It was last sold for £238,500 in October 2000, which was around 26% above the average October 2000 detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2019, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

1 LAUREL CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 1 LAUREL CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 1 LAUREL 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
2000 3 OCT	£238,500	£189,257	26% above HPI
1996 17 SEP	£144,500	£106,819	35% above HPI

1 LAUREL CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 1 LAUREL CLOSE sales from September 1996 and October 2000 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 September 1996 sale was for 35% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 35% above the HPI over time, until the October 2000 sale, where it falls to 26% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 26% above the HPI.

What might 1 LAUREL CLOSE be worth now?

1 LAUREL CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £767,866.

This is based on house price inflation of 222%, between October 2000 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 222% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 LAUREL CLOSE of £238,500 on 3rd October 2000. For the value to have increased from £238,500 to £767,866 over the 23 years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 LAUREL CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The October 2000 sale price of £238,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 LAUREL CLOSE has not materially changed since October 2000.

How Large is 1 LAUREL CLOSE?

1 LAUREL CLOSE is 135m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2019. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses houses in Stanbridge, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Stanbridge, and where 1 LAUREL CLOSE lies on this distribution: 38% of detached houses houses are smaller than 1 LAUREL CLOSE, and 61% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Stanbridge.

1 LAUREL CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

1 LAUREL CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.132 of an acre, or 534m². The below map shows the location of 1 LAUREL 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 LAUREL 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 LAUREL CLOSE?

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