6, FLAX CLOSE, OAKLEY, BEDFORD, MK43 7PW - £400,000

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

6 FLAX CLOSE is a small semi-detached house of 120m², built sometime from 2007 onwards. It was last sold for £400,000 in March 2021, which was around 42% above the average March 2021 semi-detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2009, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

6 FLAX CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 6 FLAX CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Bedford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two 6 FLAX CLOSE sales was for above the average price, whilst the other was 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
2021 30 MAR	£400,000	£281,195	42% above HPI
2007 9 NOV	£83,000	£192,655	57% below HPI

6 FLAX CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Bedford local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 6 FLAX CLOSE sales from November 2007 and March 2021 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 November 2007 sale was for 57% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 57% below the HPI over time, until the March 2021 sale, where it rises to 42% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 42% above the HPI.

How Large is 6 FLAX CLOSE?

6 FLAX CLOSE is 120m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2009. This puts it in the smallest 30% of semi-detached houses houses in Oakley, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Oakley, and where 6 FLAX CLOSE lies on this distribution: 30% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 6 FLAX CLOSE, and 70% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Oakley.

6 FLAX CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

6 FLAX CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.062 of an acre, or 249m². The below map shows the location of 6 FLAX 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 6 FLAX 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 6 FLAX CLOSE?

6 FLAX CLOSE is located in OAKLEY, in the MK43 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 6 on FLAX CLOSE.