40, POPLAR ROAD, KENSWORTH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3RS - £384,000

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

40 POPLAR ROAD is a midsized detached house of 106m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975. It was last sold for £384,000 in June 2017, which was around 24% below the average June 2017 detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2012, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

40 POPLAR ROAD Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 40 POPLAR ROAD since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Most of the four 40 POPLAR ROAD 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 7 JUN	£384,000	£504,670	24% below HPI
2012 30 OCT	£287,500	£328,243	12% below HPI
2003 21 MAY	£247,000	£275,684	10% below HPI
2000 26 JUN	£179,995	£174,251	3% above HPI

40 POPLAR ROAD 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 four 40 POPLAR ROAD sales between June 2000 and June 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 October 2012 sale was for 12% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 12% below the HPI over time, until the June 2017 sale, where it falls to 24% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 24% below the HPI.

What might 40 POPLAR ROAD be worth now?

40 POPLAR ROAD might now be worth an estimated £463,631.

This is based on house price inflation of 20.7%, between June 2017 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 20.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 40 POPLAR ROAD of £384,000 on 7th June 2017. For the value to have increased from £384,000 to £463,631 over the six years and six months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 40 POPLAR ROAD has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The June 2017 sale price of £384,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 40 POPLAR ROAD has not materially changed since June 2017.

How Large is 40 POPLAR ROAD?

40 POPLAR ROAD is 106m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2012. This puts it in the smallest 50% of detached houses houses in Kensworth, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Kensworth, and where 40 POPLAR ROAD lies on this distribution: 40% of detached houses houses are smaller than 40 POPLAR ROAD, and 58% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Kensworth.

40 POPLAR ROAD: Plot and Title Map

40 POPLAR ROAD sits on a plot of roughly 0.083 of an acre, or 337m². The below map shows the location of 40 POPLAR ROAD, 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 40 POPLAR ROAD). 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 40 POPLAR ROAD?

40 POPLAR ROAD is located in KENSWORTH, in the LU6 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 40 on POPLAR ROAD.