38, BIRCHEN GROVE, LUTON, LU2 7TW - £138,500

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

38 BIRCHEN GROVE is a very small semi-detached house of 39m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £164,432. It was last sold for £138,500 in December 2017, which was around 50% below the average December 2017 semi-detached price in the Luton local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2017, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

38 BIRCHEN GROVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 38 BIRCHEN GROVE 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 Luton local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 38 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
2017 21 DEC	£138,500	£274,663	50% below HPI
2006 22 SEP	£108,000	£167,949	36% below HPI
2004 14 MAY	£64,000	£150,828	58% below HPI

38 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 three 38 BIRCHEN GROVE sales between May 2004 and December 2017 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 2006 sale was for 36% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 36% below the HPI over time, until the December 2017 sale, where it falls to 50% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 50% below the HPI.

What might 38 BIRCHEN GROVE be worth now?

38 BIRCHEN GROVE might now be worth an estimated £164,432.

This is based on house price inflation of 18.7%, between December 2017 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 18.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 38 BIRCHEN GROVE of £138,500 on 21st December 2017. For the value to have increased from £138,500 to £164,432 over the seven years to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 38 BIRCHEN GROVE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Luton local authority area.
• The December 2017 sale price of £138,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 38 BIRCHEN GROVE has not materially changed since December 2017.

How Large is 38 BIRCHEN GROVE?

38 BIRCHEN GROVE is 39m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 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 38 BIRCHEN GROVE lies on this distribution: Less than 1% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 38 BIRCHEN GROVE, and more than 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Luton.

38 BIRCHEN GROVE: Plot and Title Map

38 BIRCHEN GROVE sits on a plot of roughly 2.5 acres, or 9,933m². The below map shows the location of 38 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 38 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 38 BIRCHEN GROVE?

38 BIRCHEN GROVE is located in LUTON, in the LU2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 38 on BIRCHEN GROVE.