12, FORGE CLOSE, CHALTON, LUTON, LU4 9UT - £106,000

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12 FORGE CLOSE is a small detached house of 114m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995, which could now be worth an estimated £511,282. It was last sold for £106,000 in March 1998, which was around 17% below the average March 1998 detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2025, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

12 FORGE CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 12 FORGE CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
1998 30 MAR	£106,000	£127,546	17% below HPI

What might 12 FORGE CLOSE be worth now?

12 FORGE CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £511,282.

This is based on house price inflation of 382.3%, between March 1998 and April 2026, for detached houses, in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 382.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 12 FORGE CLOSE of £106,000 on 30th March 1998. For the value to have increased from £106,000 to £511,282 over the 27 years and eleven months to April 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 12 FORGE CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The March 1998 sale price of £106,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 12 FORGE CLOSE has not materially changed since March 1998.

How Large is 12 FORGE CLOSE?

12 FORGE CLOSE is 114m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2025. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses in Chalton, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Chalton, and where 12 FORGE CLOSE lies on this distribution: 39% of detached houses are smaller than 12 FORGE CLOSE, and 58% of detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Chalton.

12 FORGE CLOSE: Plot

12 FORGE CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.053 of an acre, or 216m².

Where is 12 FORGE CLOSE?

12 FORGE CLOSE is located in CHALTON, in the LU4 postcode district.