7, RECTORY CLOSE, CARLTON, BEDFORD, MK43 7JT - £355,000

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

7 RECTORY CLOSE is a very small extended detached house of 96m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975. It was last sold for £355,000 in August 2024, which was around 34% below the average August 2024 detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2024, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

7 RECTORY CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 7 RECTORY CLOSE 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 RECTORY CLOSE 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
2024 1 AUG	£355,000	£534,526	34% below HPI
2011 12 DEC	£202,000	£289,172	30% below HPI

7 RECTORY CLOSE 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 RECTORY CLOSE sales from December 2011 and August 2024 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 2011 sale was for 30% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 30% below the HPI over time, until the August 2024 sale, where it falls to 34% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 34% below the HPI.

How Large is 7 RECTORY CLOSE?

7 RECTORY CLOSE is 96m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2024. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Carlton, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Carlton, and where 7 RECTORY CLOSE lies on this distribution: 19% of detached houses houses are smaller than 7 RECTORY CLOSE, and 81% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Carlton.

7 RECTORY CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

7 RECTORY CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.072 of an acre, or 292m². The below map shows the location of 7 RECTORY 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 7 RECTORY 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 7 RECTORY CLOSE?

7 RECTORY CLOSE is located in CARLTON, in the MK43 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 7 on RECTORY CLOSE.