56, WHITWELL CLOSE, LUTON, LU3 4BT - £365,000

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

56 WHITWELL CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 77m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £371,687. It was last sold for £365,000 in April 2023, which was around 14% above the average April 2023 semi-detached price in the Luton local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2022, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

56 WHITWELL CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 56 WHITWELL CLOSE 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. The three 56 WHITWELL CLOSE sales were a mix of above the average price, and roughly equal to 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
2023 28 APR	£365,000	£320,223	14% above HPI
2017 12 DEC	£291,000	£274,663	6% above HPI
2013 24 MAY	£167,000	£167,017	Close to HPI

56 WHITWELL CLOSE 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 56 WHITWELL CLOSE sales between May 2013 and April 2023 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 December 2017 sale was for 6% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 6% above the HPI over time, until the April 2023 sale, where it rises to 14% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 14% above the HPI.

What might 56 WHITWELL CLOSE be worth now?

56 WHITWELL CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £371,687.

This is based on house price inflation of 1.8%, between April 2023 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 1.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 56 WHITWELL CLOSE of £365,000 on 28th April 2023. For the value to have increased from £365,000 to £371,687 over the four months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 56 WHITWELL CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Luton local authority area.
• The April 2023 sale price of £365,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 56 WHITWELL CLOSE has not materially changed since April 2023.

How Large is 56 WHITWELL CLOSE?

56 WHITWELL CLOSE is 77m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2022. This puts it in the smallest 20% 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 56 WHITWELL CLOSE lies on this distribution: 11% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 56 WHITWELL CLOSE, and 88% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Luton.

56 WHITWELL CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

56 WHITWELL CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.067 of an acre, or 272m². The below map shows the location of 56 WHITWELL 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 56 WHITWELL 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 56 WHITWELL CLOSE?

56 WHITWELL CLOSE is located in LUTON, in the LU3 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 56 on WHITWELL CLOSE.