171, BIRCHEN GROVE, LUTON, LU2 7TS - £188,000

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

171 BIRCHEN GROVE is a very small semi-detached house of 29m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975. It was last sold for £188,000 in August 2022, which was around 42% below the average August 2022 semi-detached price in the Luton local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2017, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was D.

171 BIRCHEN GROVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 171 BIRCHEN GROVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Luton local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 171 BIRCHEN GROVE 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
2022 19 AUG	£188,000	£324,187	42% below HPI
2007 14 DEC	£120,000	£184,219	35% below HPI
2002 30 AUG	£79,000	£113,816	31% below HPI
1997 31 MAY	£32,000	£51,951	38% below HPI

171 BIRCHEN GROVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Luton local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four 171 BIRCHEN GROVE sales between May 1997 and August 2022 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 December 2007 sale was for 35% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 35% below the HPI over time, until the August 2022 sale, where it falls to 42% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 42% below the HPI.

What might 171 BIRCHEN GROVE be worth now?

171 BIRCHEN GROVE might now be worth an estimated £189,104.

This is based on house price inflation of 0.6%, between August 2022 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Luton local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 0.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 171 BIRCHEN GROVE of £188,000 on 19th August 2022. For the value to have increased from £188,000 to £189,104 over the one year and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 171 BIRCHEN GROVE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Luton local authority area.
• The August 2022 sale price of £188,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 171 BIRCHEN GROVE has not materially changed since August 2022.

How Large is 171 BIRCHEN GROVE?

171 BIRCHEN GROVE is 29m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2017. 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 171 BIRCHEN GROVE lies on this distribution: Less than 1% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 171 BIRCHEN GROVE, and more than 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Luton.

171 BIRCHEN GROVE: Plot and Title Map

171 BIRCHEN GROVE sits on a plot of roughly 2.3 acres, or 9,444m². The below map shows the location of 171 BIRCHEN GROVE, 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 171 BIRCHEN GROVE). 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 171 BIRCHEN GROVE?

171 BIRCHEN GROVE is located in LUTON, in the LU2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 171 on BIRCHEN GROVE.