7, RIPON CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8UZ - £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

7 RIPON CLOSE is a large extended detached house of 119m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995, which could now be worth an estimated £408,606. It was last sold for £400,000 in July 2024, which was around 24% below the average July 2024 detached price in the Bedford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2023, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

7 RIPON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 7 RIPON CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Bedford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 7 RIPON 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 3 JUL	£400,000	£528,020	24% below HPI
2002 20 JUN	£155,000	£204,896	24% below HPI
2000 17 NOV	£140,000	£159,735	12% below HPI
1995 28 JUN	£75,000	£88,147	15% below HPI

7 RIPON 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 four 7 RIPON CLOSE sales between June 1995 and July 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 June 2002 sale was for 24% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 24% below the HPI over time, until the July 2024 sale, which was also at 24% below the HPI.

What might 7 RIPON CLOSE be worth now?

7 RIPON CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £408,606.

This is based on house price inflation of 2.2%, between July 2024 and February 2025, 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 2.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 7 RIPON CLOSE of £400,000 on 3rd July 2024. For the value to have increased from £400,000 to £408,606 over the one year and five months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 7 RIPON CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Bedford local authority area.
• The July 2024 sale price of £400,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 7 RIPON CLOSE has not materially changed since July 2024.

How Large is 7 RIPON CLOSE?

7 RIPON CLOSE is 119m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2023. This puts it in the largest 40% of detached houses houses in Kempston, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Kempston, and where 7 RIPON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 66% of detached houses houses are smaller than 7 RIPON CLOSE, and 33% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Kempston.

7 RIPON CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

7 RIPON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.069 of an acre, or 279m². The below map shows the location of 7 RIPON 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 RIPON 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 RIPON CLOSE?

7 RIPON CLOSE is located in KEMPSTON, in the MK42 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 7 on RIPON CLOSE.