31, BENSON CLOSE, LUTON, LU3 3QW - £58,000

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31 BENSON CLOSE is a midsized extended semi-detached house of 88m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £351,770. It was last sold for £58,000 in September 1997, which was around 7% above the average September 1997 semi-detached price in the Luton local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2014, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

31 BENSON CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 31 BENSON CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average semi-detached price in the Luton 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
1997 8 SEP	£58,000	£54,089	7% above HPI

What might 31 BENSON CLOSE be worth now?

31 BENSON CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £351,770.

This is based on house price inflation of 506.5%, between September 1997 and May 2026, for semi-detached houses, in the Luton local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 506.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 31 BENSON CLOSE of £58,000 on 8th September 1997. For the value to have increased from £58,000 to £351,770 over the 29 years and four months to May 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 31 BENSON CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Luton local authority area.
• The September 1997 sale price of £58,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 31 BENSON CLOSE has not materially changed since September 1997.

How Large is 31 BENSON CLOSE?

31 BENSON CLOSE is 88m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2014. This puts it in the largest 40% of semi-detached houses in Luton, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses by size in Luton, and where 31 BENSON CLOSE lies on this distribution: 58% of semi-detached houses are smaller than 31 BENSON CLOSE, and 39% of semi-detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Luton.

31 BENSON CLOSE: Plot

31 BENSON CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.061 of an acre, or 246m².

Where is 31 BENSON CLOSE?

31 BENSON CLOSE is located in LUTON, in the LU3 postcode district.