17, RIPON CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8UZ - £143,500

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

17 RIPON CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 68m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £280,692. It was last sold for £143,500 in May 2010, which was around 15% below the average May 2010 semi-detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2010, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

17 RIPON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 17 RIPON CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Bedford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 17 RIPON 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
2010 14 MAY	£143,500	£169,699	15% below HPI
2006 24 FEB	£136,000	£165,568	18% below HPI
2000 7 JUL	£70,000	£88,264	21% below HPI

17 RIPON CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Bedford local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 17 RIPON CLOSE sales between July 2000 and May 2010 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 February 2006 sale was for 18% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 18% below the HPI over time, until the May 2010 sale, where it rises to 15% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 15% below the HPI.

What might 17 RIPON CLOSE be worth now?

17 RIPON CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £280,692.

This is based on house price inflation of 95.6%, between May 2010 and February 2025, for semi-detached houses, in the Bedford local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 95.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 17 RIPON CLOSE of £143,500 on 14th May 2010. For the value to have increased from £143,500 to £280,692 over the fifteen years and three months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 17 RIPON CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Bedford local authority area.
• The May 2010 sale price of £143,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 17 RIPON CLOSE has not materially changed since May 2010.

How Large is 17 RIPON CLOSE?

17 RIPON CLOSE is 68m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2010. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Kempston, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Kempston, and where 17 RIPON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 8% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 17 RIPON CLOSE, and 92% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Kempston.

17 RIPON CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

17 RIPON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.053 of an acre, or 215m². The below map shows the location of 17 RIPON 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 17 RIPON 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 17 RIPON CLOSE?

17 RIPON CLOSE is located in KEMPSTON, in the MK42 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 17 on RIPON CLOSE.