3, HELFORD CLOSE, BEDFORD, MK41 7TU - £390,000

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

3 HELFORD CLOSE is a small extended detached house of 112m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £454,404. It was last sold for £390,000 in April 2021, which was around 16% below the average April 2021 detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2013, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

3 HELFORD CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 3 HELFORD CLOSE 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 3 HELFORD 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
2021 23 APR	£390,000	£462,932	16% below HPI
1999 30 NOV	£118,000	£133,539	12% below HPI

3 HELFORD CLOSE 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 3 HELFORD CLOSE sales from November 1999 and April 2021 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 November 1999 sale was for 12% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 12% below the HPI over time, until the April 2021 sale, where it falls to 16% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 16% below the HPI.

What might 3 HELFORD CLOSE be worth now?

3 HELFORD CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £454,404.

This is based on house price inflation of 16.5%, between April 2021 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 16.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 3 HELFORD CLOSE of £390,000 on 23rd April 2021. For the value to have increased from £390,000 to £454,404 over the four years and two months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 3 HELFORD CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Bedford local authority area.
• The April 2021 sale price of £390,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 3 HELFORD CLOSE has not materially changed since April 2021.

How Large is 3 HELFORD CLOSE?

3 HELFORD CLOSE is 112m², which includes three extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2013. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses houses in Bedford, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Bedford, and where 3 HELFORD CLOSE lies on this distribution: 37% of detached houses houses are smaller than 3 HELFORD CLOSE, and 62% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Bedford.

3 HELFORD CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

3 HELFORD CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.104 of an acre, or 419m². The below map shows the location of 3 HELFORD 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 3 HELFORD 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 3 HELFORD CLOSE?

3 HELFORD CLOSE is located in BEDFORD, in the MK41 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 3 on HELFORD CLOSE.