3, ORCHARD WAY, STANBRIDGE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9JE - £233,000

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 ORCHARD WAY is a very small extended detached house of 86m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £501,837. It was last sold for £233,000 in May 2004, which was around 18% below the average May 2004 detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2014, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

3 ORCHARD WAY Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 3 ORCHARD WAY since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 3 ORCHARD WAY 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
2004 6 MAY	£233,000	£282,906	18% below HPI
1998 23 SEP	£97,000	£135,955	29% below HPI

3 ORCHARD WAY Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 3 ORCHARD WAY sales from September 1998 and May 2004 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 September 1998 sale was for 29% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 29% below the HPI over time, until the May 2004 sale, where it rises to 18% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 18% below the HPI.

What might 3 ORCHARD WAY be worth now?

3 ORCHARD WAY might now be worth an estimated £501,837.

This is based on house price inflation of 115.4%, between May 2004 and December 2024, for 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 115.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 3 ORCHARD WAY of £233,000 on 6th May 2004. For the value to have increased from £233,000 to £501,837 over the nineteen years and five months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 3 ORCHARD WAY has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The May 2004 sale price of £233,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 3 ORCHARD WAY has not materially changed since May 2004.

How Large is 3 ORCHARD WAY?

3 ORCHARD WAY is 86m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2014. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Stanbridge, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Stanbridge, and where 3 ORCHARD WAY lies on this distribution: 11% of detached houses houses are smaller than 3 ORCHARD WAY, and 88% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Stanbridge.

3 ORCHARD WAY: Plot and Title Map

3 ORCHARD WAY sits on a plot of roughly 0.083 of an acre, or 336m². The below map shows the location of 3 ORCHARD WAY, 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 ORCHARD WAY). 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 ORCHARD WAY?

3 ORCHARD WAY is located in STANBRIDGE, in the LU7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 3 on ORCHARD WAY.