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Apartment 1, 8 George Street West, Luton, LU1 2BJ

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor ground floor
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Apartment 1

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Apartment 1 is a detached house in Luton (LU1 2BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 64 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 1, 8 George Street West, Luton, LU1 2BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 1 has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

5 applications on record at Apartment 1, 8 George Street West, Luton, LU1 2BJ

5decisions1extensions33documents16nearby
Flagged:Change of useListed building
  1. May 2018
    Change of UseConditions
    Outcome in report

    Conversion and change of use from office (Class B1) to 1 one bedroom and 7 two bedroom flats (Class C3) and external alterations.- Discharge of Condition 5 (Noise Insulation measures) of Planning Permission 16/02119/FUL dated 6th June 2017.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    17/02135/DOC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. AmendmentDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Apartment 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£188,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 2BJ: £268,000 (2025–2005).

On the street

Versus other George Street West homes

Three headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Apartment 1 lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

53 (E)

Street avg 72 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 53 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.
Full Luton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Regent Link — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Hillborough Junior School. 30 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU1 2BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU1 2BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU1 2BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.3dB

Low
55 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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