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Sterling Loft, 30 Guildford Street, Luton, LU1 2NR

12 planning records

Estimated value

£238,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£218,000)+9%
  • Against LU1 2NR's recent median (£140,000)+70%

Newest record on this page: April 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£238,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£218,000)+9%
  • Against LU1 2NR's recent median (£140,000)+70%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Sterling Loft is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU1 2NR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    101 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2015

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • Recent sales in LU1 2NR

    5 sales, median £140,000 (2022–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 12 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sterling Loft changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 February 2019Most recent

    £218,000

    -37.7%over 6 months

  2. 26 July 2018

    £350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 2NR: £140,000 (2022–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Sterling Loft, 30 Guildford Street, Luton, LU1 2NR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Sterling Loft

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

Sterling Loft is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU1 2NR). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 101 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Sterling Loft (34–101 m²). The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -37.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 30.6% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £218,000 in February 2019.

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Dec 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 December 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sterling Loft, 30 Guildford Street, Luton, LU1 2NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

12 applications on record at Sterling Loft, 30 Guildford Street, Luton, LU1 2NR

12decisions31documents15nearby
Flagged:SubdivisionChange of use
  1. Jan 2006
    Change Of UseAmendment
    Outcome in report

    Change of use of ground floor of premises from retail / workshop to restaurant (A3).

    Reference
    05/01397/COU
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Change of UseDecision
  4. SubdivisionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Guildford Street homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Sterling Loft outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,158

Street avg £2,088

Below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Below
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

578/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Silver Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 32 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary632m
  • Dallow Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • Tennyson Road Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • Hillborough Junior SchoolPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

  • Silver StreetBus stop137m
  • Luton Station InterchangeBus station138m
  • Silver StreetBus stop154m
  • Luton Rail StationRailway station156m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,841 reports31%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,186 reports13%
  • Shoplifting1,157 reports13%
  • Other Theft669 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

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 2NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU1 2NR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU1 2NR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Sterling Loft is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU1 2NR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Sterling Loft. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Sterling Loft was lodged in December 2015 at band C and expired in December 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 12 applications are matched to Sterling Loft. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 32 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU1 2NR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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