10, BIRCHS CLOSE, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9LU - £237,500

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

10 BIRCHS CLOSE is a large extended detached house of 113m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £448,244. It was last sold for £237,500 in June 2012, which was around 26% below the average June 2012 detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2010, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

10 BIRCHS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 10 BIRCHS CLOSE 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 10 BIRCHS CLOSE 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
2012 1 JUN	£237,500	£322,848	26% below HPI
2006 26 MAY	£245,000	£307,612	20% below HPI
1997 24 JUL	£85,000	£117,086	27% below HPI
1996 22 MAR	£75,000	£99,477	25% below HPI

10 BIRCHS 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 four 10 BIRCHS CLOSE sales between March 1996 and June 2012 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 May 2006 sale was for 20% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 20% below the HPI over time, until the June 2012 sale, where it falls to 26% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 26% below the HPI.

What might 10 BIRCHS CLOSE be worth now?

10 BIRCHS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £448,244.

This is based on house price inflation of 88.7%, between June 2012 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 88.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 10 BIRCHS CLOSE of £237,500 on 1st June 2012. For the value to have increased from £237,500 to £448,244 over the eleven years and six months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 10 BIRCHS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The June 2012 sale price of £237,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 10 BIRCHS CLOSE has not materially changed since June 2012.

How Large is 10 BIRCHS CLOSE?

10 BIRCHS CLOSE is 113m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2010. This puts it in the largest 40% of detached houses houses in Hockliffe, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Hockliffe, and where 10 BIRCHS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 62% of detached houses houses are smaller than 10 BIRCHS CLOSE, and 38% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hockliffe.

10 BIRCHS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

10 BIRCHS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.147 of an acre, or 596m². The below map shows the location of 10 BIRCHS 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 10 BIRCHS 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 10 BIRCHS CLOSE?

10 BIRCHS CLOSE is located in HOCKLIFFE, in the LU7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 10 on BIRCHS CLOSE.