16, DALE CLOSE, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4QD - £242,000

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

16 DALE CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 59m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990. It was last sold for £242,000 in August 2019, which was around 21% below the average August 2019 semi-detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2013, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

16 DALE CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 16 DALE 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 Central Bedfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 16 DALE 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
2019 20 AUG	£242,000	£306,109	21% below HPI
1998 31 JUL	£64,000	£76,000	16% below HPI

16 DALE CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 16 DALE CLOSE sales from July 1998 and August 2019 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 July 1998 sale was for 16% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 16% below the HPI over time, until the August 2019 sale, where it falls to 21% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 21% below the HPI.

What might 16 DALE CLOSE be worth now?

16 DALE CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £293,683.

This is based on house price inflation of 21.4%, between August 2019 and December 2024, for semi-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 21.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 16 DALE CLOSE of £242,000 on 20th August 2019. For the value to have increased from £242,000 to £293,683 over the four years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 16 DALE CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The August 2019 sale price of £242,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 16 DALE CLOSE has not materially changed since August 2019.

How Large is 16 DALE CLOSE?

16 DALE CLOSE is 59m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2013. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Luton, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Luton, and where 16 DALE CLOSE lies on this distribution: 2% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 16 DALE CLOSE, and 98% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Luton.

16 DALE CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

16 DALE CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.038 of an acre, or 155m². The below map shows the location of 16 DALE 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 16 DALE 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 16 DALE CLOSE?

16 DALE CLOSE is located in DUNSTABLE, in the LU5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 16 on DALE CLOSE.