Housing Market Analysis for ORCHARD DRIVE, LU7 2PL

Are you looking to understand LU7 2PL house prices? Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the latest sold house prices, trends over the years, and key statistics to help you gauge the real estate landscape in this Central Bedfordshire postcode.

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Overview of Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses in the LU7 2PL postcode area, The average prices are as follows,

Detached
- The average price is around £253,050 median price is £237,450 Standard Deviation is £142,010 with Total Sold: 17
- The Last 5 Year average price is £477,067 with Total Sold: 3
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 34 ORCHARD DRIVE: £585,000 (Sold on 17 Aug 2023)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 30 ORCHARD DRIVE: £79,000 (Sold on 06 Oct 1995)
Terraced
- The average price is around £149,475 median price is £133,500 Standard Deviation is £79,128 with Total Sold: 20
- The Last 5 Year average price is £270,000 with Total Sold: 1
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 24 ORCHARD DRIVE: £270,000 (Sold on 14 Mar 2019)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 12 ORCHARD DRIVE: £62,000 (Sold on 30 Jan 1995)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £200,000 median price is £200,000 Standard Deviation is £0 with Total Sold: 1
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 8 ORCHARD DRIVE: £200,000 (Sold on 28 Jun 2013)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 8 ORCHARD DRIVE: £200,000 (Sold on 28 Jun 2013)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

Below table and chart gives the average LU7 2PL house prices and number of sold houses over the years. This helps understand the price trend over the years in this postcode.

Please note that this data is populated based on the sold houses data given by the Land Registry.

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2023	£585,000	£5,043	1
2022	£386,200	£4,439	1
2020	£460,000	£3,194	1
2017	£450,000	£3,125	1
2013	£275,000	£2,570	1
2010	£260,000	£2,119	1
2006	£280,000		2
2005	£180,000	£1,935	1
2004	£232,000		1
2003	£237,450	£2,047	1
2002	£165,000		1
2000	£105,000	£1,129	1
1999	£125,000		1
1997	£101,100	£702	2
1995	£79,000		1

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2019	£270,000	£3,462	1
2018	£330,000	£4,177	1
2013	£225,000	£2,885	1
2011	£224,500	£2,610	1
2009	£183,000	£2,316	1
2007	£195,500	£2,526	2
2006	£235,000	£2,043	1
2004	£183,000	£2,346	1
2003	£162,000		1
2001	£105,000		1
2000	£99,000	£1,269	2
1997	£74,749	£974	4
1996	£60,000	£769	1
1995	£62,000	£795	2

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2013	£200,000	£2,151	1

All the Sales in the ORCHARD DRIVE, LU7 2PL

See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the LU7 2PL, Central Bedfordshire postcode.

Address	Sold Date	Price	% Change
34 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 116 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	17 Aug 2023	£585,000	146.37%
	03 Jun 2003	£237,450	First Sale
5 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 87 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	18 Mar 2022	£386,200	First Sale
42 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 144 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	13 Nov 2020	£460,000	274.14%
	03 Oct 1997	£122,950	First Sale
24 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	14 Mar 2019	£270,000	First Sale
2 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 79 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	10 Aug 2018	£330,000	80.33%
	07 Oct 2009	£183,000	First Sale
35 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 144 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	26 Jul 2017	£450,000	467.82%
	21 Feb 1997	£79,250	First Sale
36 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 107 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	06 Dec 2013	£275,000	First Sale
8 ORCHARD DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 93 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	28 Jun 2013	£200,000	11.11%
	22 Jul 2005	£180,000	71.43%
	26 May 2000	£105,000	First Sale
22 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	14 May 2013	£225,000	196.05%
	21 Nov 1997	£76,000	22.58%
	02 Jun 1995	£62,000	First Sale
7 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 86 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	28 Oct 2011	£224,500	First Sale
25 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 122.7 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	11 Oct 2010	£260,000	First Sale
21 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	27 Jun 2007	£197,000	First Sale
9 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, Freehold	05 Jan 2007	£194,000	First Sale
30 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, Freehold	30 Jun 2006	£310,000	24.00%
	10 Apr 2006	£250,000	216.46%
	06 Oct 1995	£79,000	First Sale
28 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 115 Sq.mtrAge: 1976-1982	30 May 2006	£235,000	First Sale
4 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	05 Nov 2004	£183,000	205.00%
	03 May 1996	£60,000	First Sale
3 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, Freehold	27 May 2004	£232,000	40.61%
3 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, Freehold	26 Apr 2002	£165,000	First Sale
17 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, Freehold	31 Oct 2003	£162,000	63.64%
	31 Mar 2000	£99,000	20.73%
	05 Dec 1997	£82,000	19.71%
	10 Jan 1997	£68,500	First Sale
15 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, Freehold	11 Sep 2001	£105,000	First Sale
19 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	25 Feb 2000	£99,000	First Sale
27 ORCHARD DRIVEDetached, Freehold	29 Oct 1999	£125,000	First Sale
16 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, Freehold	05 Sep 1997	£72,495	First Sale
12 ORCHARD DRIVETerraced, Freehold	30 Jan 1995	£62,000	First Sale

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ORCHARD DRIVE, LU7 2PL Near By properties

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Nearby Sold House Price Statstics

Knowing the nearby sold house in the area helps gauge the property market in the area. Below data gives house price Statstics of the surrounding area of the LU7 2PL postcode.

Detached
- The average price is around £283,853 median price is £250,000 Standard Deviation is £158,089 with Total Sold: 480
- The Last 5 Year average price is £480,419 with Total Sold: 70
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 240 GRASMERE WAY: £580,000 (Sold on 06 Sep 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 21 NEW ROAD: £39,000 (Sold on 31 Jan 1995)
Terraced
- The average price is around £158,075 median price is £145,000 Standard Deviation is £95,555 with Total Sold: 1,155
- The Last 5 Year average price is £298,711 with Total Sold: 151
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 53 NEW ROAD: £230,000 (Sold on 16 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 10 EPSOM CLOSE: £55,000 (Sold on 23 Jan 1995)
Flat
- The average price is around £106,730 median price is £107,995 Standard Deviation is £55,557 with Total Sold: 556
- The Last 5 Year average price is £185,623 with Total Sold: 64
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 11, ROCKLEIGH COURT SOUTHCOURT AVENUE: £124,875 (Sold on 02 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is FLAT, 4 IVESTER COURT: £28,000 (Sold on 27 Jan 1995)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £202,987 median price is £180,000 Standard Deviation is £122,770 with Total Sold: 618
- The Last 5 Year average price is £370,828 with Total Sold: 85
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 15 CAMBERTON ROAD: £410,000 (Sold on 29 Jul 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 14 EPSOM CLOSE: £70,000 (Sold on 27 Jan 1995)
Other
- The average price is around £364,169 median price is £205,000 Standard Deviation is £288,189 with Total Sold: 11
- The Last 5 Year average price is £337,643 with Total Sold: 6
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 2 MENTMORE GARDENS: £555,000 (Sold on 31 May 2022)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is UNIT 2, CASTLE COMMERCE OLD ROAD: £195,000 (Sold on 02 Apr 2015)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£506,250		4
2023	£477,857	£5,001	7
2022	£463,054	£4,658	13
2021	£472,912	£4,175	16
2020	£512,857	£4,353	14
2019	£468,312	£4,517	16
2018	£515,929	£3,959	7
2017	£508,115	£3,950	13
2016	£385,882	£4,210	17
2015	£361,866	£3,542	21
2014	£360,916	£3,147	12
2013	£284,383	£2,666	15
2012	£335,192	£2,303	13
2011	£307,676	£2,799	17
2010	£291,778	£2,516	16
2009	£222,688	£2,359	16
2008	£354,200	£3,541	10
2007	£327,763	£2,651	15
2006	£294,858	£2,442	26
2005	£239,812	£2,264	16
2004	£274,498	£2,203	21
2003	£232,911	£2,037	18
2002	£196,664	£1,790	24
2001	£197,290	£1,514	20
2000	£142,470	£1,383	22
1999	£128,875	£965	20
1998	£106,726	£1,062	19
1997	£116,748	£844	24
1996	£104,777	£918	19
1995	£79,000	£507	9

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£341,550	£4,879	10
2023	£333,448	£4,397	29
2022	£311,329	£4,496	28
2021	£285,538	£3,766	30
2020	£257,607	£3,510	28
2019	£289,365	£3,542	26
2018	£271,763	£3,799	38
2017	£261,198	£3,796	25
2016	£244,875	£3,524	36
2015	£249,101	£2,795	35
2014	£192,709	£2,521	37
2013	£179,039	£2,446	45
2012	£170,680	£2,201	25
2011	£163,114	£2,354	22
2010	£163,497	£2,275	17
2009	£145,572	£2,123	30
2008	£168,778	£2,259	25
2007	£180,881	£2,573	51
2006	£166,320	£2,183	56
2005	£147,750	£2,191	37
2004	£145,600	£2,069	53
2003	£130,953	£2,002	44
2002	£117,821	£1,702	51
2001	£92,930	£1,305	62
2000	£84,057	£1,210	55
1999	£65,018	£992	52
1998	£62,795	£905	57
1997	£55,674	£778	57
1996	£47,794	£656	47
1995	£51,366	£713	47

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£168,775	£3,966	5
2023	£203,393	£5,459	14
2022	£178,955	£3,597	22
2021	£190,269	£4,354	13
2020	£175,000	£3,225	5
2019	£180,600	£4,188	5
2018	£190,385	£3,386	13
2017	£173,250	£3,433	23
2016	£159,455	£2,924	11
2015	£144,029	£3,023	27
2014	£121,000	£2,201	18
2013	£124,000	£2,517	13
2012	£113,217	£2,175	15
2011	£111,182	£2,100	11
2010	£119,727	£2,744	11
2009	£121,778	£2,265	9
2008	£125,232	£2,444	17
2007	£131,587	£2,317	26
2006	£121,852	£2,380	22
2005	£112,058	£1,795	13
2004	£99,363	£1,856	15
2003	£105,068	£2,163	42
2002	£79,359	£1,896	21
2001	£68,893	£1,319	38
2000	£58,673	£1,192	30
1999	£46,340	£983	28
1998	£42,746	£732	25
1997	£37,295	£783	30
1996	£31,100	£611	12
1995	£33,711	£665	22

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£360,000		5
2023	£415,959	£4,649	17
2022	£396,129	£4,469	12
2021	£365,304	£3,846	28
2020	£345,588	£3,731	17
2019	£298,666	£4,055	6
2018	£382,993	£3,911	19
2017	£320,021	£3,685	21
2016	£299,964	£3,679	14
2015	£307,329	£3,132	19
2014	£234,714	£2,712	14
2013	£281,237	£2,577	19
2012	£207,250	£2,361	18
2011	£197,357	£2,224	17
2010	£225,181	£2,166	11
2009	£202,421	£2,210	14
2008	£232,108	£2,282	18
2007	£231,568	£2,662	22
2006	£197,879	£2,261	34
2005	£170,800	£2,176	20
2004	£181,210	£2,038	34
2003	£153,343	£1,651	21
2002	£137,799	£1,466	32
2001	£108,841	£1,368	27
2000	£108,374	£1,286	27
1999	£90,882	£1,034	29
1998	£83,216	£893	31
1997	£63,623	£792	25
1996	£65,659	£765	30
1995	£59,757	£863	17

House Type: Other

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2022	£555,000	£4,269	1
2021	£123,000	£3,447	3
2020	£300,000		1
2019	£801,858		1
2018	£600,000	£3,279	2
2017	£292,500	£3,423	2
2015	£195,000		1

House Type in LU7 2PL area

The most common house types in the LU7 2PL postcode area are Semi-detached (83), Detached (65), and Terraced (5).

Total	154
Semi-detached	83
Detached	65
Terraced	5
Flat	1
Shared house	0
converted building	0
commercial building	0
temporary structure	0

Tenure of household

As per the tenure of household, most of the the properties are Owned: Owns outright (68), and Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan (59).

Owned: Owns outright	68
Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan	59
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	15
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	7
Private rented: Other private rented	7
Social rented: Other social rented	1
Does not apply	0
Shared ownership: Shared ownership	0
Lives rent free	0

Number of People in a Household

The most houses in the LU7 2PL have 2 people in household (55), and 1 person in household (31).

2 people in household	55
1 person in household	31
4 people in household	31
3 people in household	26
5 people in household	11
6 people in household	4
0 people in household	0
7 people in household	0
8 or more people in household	0