8 Francis Street, Luton, LU1 1HP
About 8 Francis Street
8 Francis Street is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU1 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2012.
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Energy performance
8 Francis Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Francis Street, Luton, LU1 1HP
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Retention of first floor rear extension
Retrospective- Reference
- 12/00857/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
8 Francis Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 1HP: £237,000 (2025–2018).
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Versus other Francis Street homes
8 Francis Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sainsburys — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Dallow Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB