30, MELFORT DRIVE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 2XN - £132,500

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

30 MELFORT DRIVE is a very small semi-detached house of 74m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £509,773. It was last sold for £132,500 in May 2000, which was around 34% above the average May 2000 semi-detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2016, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

30 MELFORT DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 30 MELFORT DRIVE 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 Central Bedfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 30 MELFORT DRIVE sales were for above 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
2000 5 MAY	£132,500	£98,596	34% above HPI
1999 11 JUN	£100,000	£80,912	24% above HPI
1995 6 NOV	£67,000	£58,979	14% above HPI

30 MELFORT DRIVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 30 MELFORT DRIVE sales between November 1995 and May 2000 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 June 1999 sale was for 24% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 24% above the HPI over time, until the May 2000 sale, where it rises to 34% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 34% above the HPI.

What might 30 MELFORT DRIVE be worth now?

30 MELFORT DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £509,773.

This is based on house price inflation of 284.7%, between May 2000 and February 2025, for semi-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 284.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 30 MELFORT DRIVE of £132,500 on 5th May 2000. For the value to have increased from £132,500 to £509,773 over the 25 years and three months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 30 MELFORT DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The May 2000 sale price of £132,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 30 MELFORT DRIVE has not materially changed since May 2000.

How Large is 30 MELFORT DRIVE?

30 MELFORT DRIVE is 74m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2016. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Leighton Buzzard, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Leighton Buzzard, and where 30 MELFORT DRIVE lies on this distribution: 6% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 30 MELFORT DRIVE, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Leighton Buzzard.

30 MELFORT DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

30 MELFORT DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.052 of an acre, or 209m². The below map shows the location of 30 MELFORT DRIVE, 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 30 MELFORT DRIVE). 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 30 MELFORT DRIVE?

30 MELFORT DRIVE is located in LEIGHTON BUZZARD, in the LU7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 30 on MELFORT DRIVE.