1, THE ORCHARD, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, BEDFORD, MK45 3NR - £267,500

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 THE ORCHARD is a very small detached house of 91m², built sometime between 2003 and 2006, which could now be worth an estimated £421,054. It was last sold for £267,500 in June 2015, which was around 32% below the average June 2015 detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2020, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

1 THE ORCHARD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 1 THE ORCHARD since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 1 THE ORCHARD sales were for below 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
2015 10 JUN	£267,500	£396,161	32% below HPI
2008 23 OCT	£240,000	£323,355	26% below HPI
2007 8 FEB	£249,950	£324,234	23% below HPI
2006 27 APR	£214,995	£303,398	29% below HPI

1 THE ORCHARD 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 four 1 THE ORCHARD sales between April 2006 and June 2015 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 October 2008 sale was for 26% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 26% below the HPI over time, until the June 2015 sale, where it falls to 32% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 32% below the HPI.

What might 1 THE ORCHARD be worth now?

1 THE ORCHARD might now be worth an estimated £421,054.

This is based on house price inflation of 57.4%, between June 2015 and February 2025, 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 57.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 THE ORCHARD of £267,500 on 10th June 2015. For the value to have increased from £267,500 to £421,054 over the ten years and four months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 THE ORCHARD has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The June 2015 sale price of £267,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 THE ORCHARD has not materially changed since June 2015.

How Large is 1 THE ORCHARD?

1 THE ORCHARD is 91m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2020. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Houghton Conquest, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Houghton Conquest, and where 1 THE ORCHARD lies on this distribution: 17% of detached houses houses are smaller than 1 THE ORCHARD, and 83% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Houghton Conquest.

1 THE ORCHARD: Plot and Title Map

1 THE ORCHARD sits on a plot of roughly 0.049 of an acre, or 197m². The below map shows the location of 1 THE ORCHARD, 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 THE ORCHARD). 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 THE ORCHARD?

1 THE ORCHARD is located in HOUGHTON CONQUEST, in the MK45 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 1 on THE ORCHARD.