7, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QX - £119,950

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

7 COMET DRIVE is a very small extended detached house of 83m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £337,024. It was last sold for £119,950 in March 2002, which was around 38% below the average March 2002 detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2017, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

7 COMET DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 7 COMET DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Bedford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 7 COMET DRIVE 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
2002 26 MAR	£119,950	£193,014	38% below HPI
1999 29 OCT	£95,950	£132,379	28% below HPI

7 COMET DRIVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Bedford local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 7 COMET DRIVE sales from October 1999 and March 2002 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 1999 sale was for 28% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 28% below the HPI over time, until the March 2002 sale, where it falls to 38% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 38% below the HPI.

What might 7 COMET DRIVE be worth now?

7 COMET DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £337,024.

This is based on house price inflation of 181%, between March 2002 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Bedford local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 181% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 7 COMET DRIVE of £119,950 on 26th March 2002. For the value to have increased from £119,950 to £337,024 over the 21 years and three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 7 COMET DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Bedford local authority area.
• The March 2002 sale price of £119,950 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 7 COMET DRIVE has not materially changed since March 2002.

How Large is 7 COMET DRIVE?

7 COMET DRIVE is 83m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2017. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Shortstown, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Shortstown, and where 7 COMET DRIVE lies on this distribution: 6% of detached houses houses are smaller than 7 COMET DRIVE, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Shortstown.

7 COMET DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

7 COMET DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.072 of an acre, or 290m². The below map shows the location of 7 COMET 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 7 COMET 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 7 COMET DRIVE?

7 COMET DRIVE is located in SHORTSTOWN, in the MK42 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 7 on COMET DRIVE.