20, THE LINKS, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 7LB - £155,000

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

20 THE LINKS is a very small detached house of 81m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £288,516. It was last sold for £155,000 in March 2013, which was around 47% below the average March 2013 detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was December 2023, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

20 THE LINKS Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 20 THE LINKS since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Bedford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 20 THE LINKS 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
2013 14 MAR	£155,000	£289,772	47% below HPI
1998 22 MAY	£54,000	£109,500	51% below HPI

20 THE LINKS Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Bedford local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 20 THE LINKS sales from May 1998 and March 2013 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 1998 sale was for 51% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 51% below the HPI over time, until the March 2013 sale, where it rises to 47% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 47% below the HPI.

What might 20 THE LINKS be worth now?

20 THE LINKS might now be worth an estimated £288,516.

This is based on house price inflation of 86.1%, between March 2013 and February 2025, for 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 86.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 20 THE LINKS of £155,000 on 14th March 2013. For the value to have increased from £155,000 to £288,516 over the twelve years and one month to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 20 THE LINKS has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Bedford local authority area.
• The March 2013 sale price of £155,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 20 THE LINKS has not materially changed since March 2013.

How Large is 20 THE LINKS?

20 THE LINKS is 81m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in December 2023. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Kempston, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Kempston, and where 20 THE LINKS lies on this distribution: 18% of detached houses houses are smaller than 20 THE LINKS, and 81% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Kempston.

20 THE LINKS: Plot and Title Map

20 THE LINKS sits on a plot of roughly 0.040 of an acre, or 163m². The below map shows the location of 20 THE LINKS, 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 20 THE LINKS). 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 20 THE LINKS?

20 THE LINKS is located in KEMPSTON, in the MK42 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 20 on THE LINKS.