Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Alton Road, Luton, LU1 3NS
1 planning record
Estimated value
£310,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£116,000)+167%
- Against LU1 3NS's recent median (£333,000)-7%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1363 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 12
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£310,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£116,000)+167%
- Against LU1 3NS's recent median (£333,000)-7%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 12 Alton Road is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LU1 3NS. 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
127 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2009
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in LU1 3NS
5 sales, median £333,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Alton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
11 May 2010Most recent
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 3NS: £333,000 (2025–2024).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 12 Alton Road, Luton, LU1 3NS. 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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About 12 Alton Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Alton Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU1 3NS). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1363 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on house coal. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
It hasn't traded since May 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 36 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. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 sits 167.2% above the 2010 sale of £116,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion refused in 2012.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
12 Alton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2019
Current Certificate
Dec 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G12
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 December 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 12 Alton Road, Luton, LU1 3NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 12 Alton Road, Luton, LU1 3NS
1decisions1extensions26nearby
- Jul 2012Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of bungalow into two self-contained units with erection of a rear dormer to create first floor.
- Reference
- 12/00175/FUL
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Versus other Alton Road homes
Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 12 Alton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£916
Street avg £2,873
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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.
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
Hoylake Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Linden Academy. 21 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- The Linden AcademyPrimary251m
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)Primary341m
- Chiltern AcademySecondary418m
- Tennyson Road Primary SchoolPrimary645m
Nearest stops
- Hoylake CourtBus stop136m
- Alton RoadBus stop147m
- Seymour RoadBus stop225m
- Barnfield South AcademyBus stop280m
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU1 3NS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace BungalowEPC GPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 12 Alton Road is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LU1 3NS. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 12 Alton Road. 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 12 Alton Road was lodged in December 2009 at band G and expired in December 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 12 Alton Road. 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 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU1 3NS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 12 Alton Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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