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40 Harcourt Street, Luton, LU1 3QH

Estimated value

£140,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£285,000)-51%
  • Against LU1 3QH's recent median (£235,500)-41%

Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£140,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£285,000)-51%
  • Against LU1 3QH's recent median (£235,500)-41%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 40 Harcourt Street is modelled from its 44 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU1 3QH. 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

    44 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2024

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in LU1 3QH

    5 sales, median £235,500 (2026–2025)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

40 Harcourt Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 November 2025Most recent

    £285,000

    +1576.5%over 29 years

  2. 9 May 1996

    £17,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 3QH: £235,500 (2026–2025).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 40 Harcourt Street, Luton, LU1 3QH. 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 40 Harcourt Street

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

40 Harcourt Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU1 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 6th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 50.9% below the 2025 sale of £285,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£602/sq ft) was about 297.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £285,000 — fresh data. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 February 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2024from Jan 2011
EPC improved fromD65toC70
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Harcourt Street, Luton, LU1 3QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

40 Harcourt Street has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

26 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Harcourt Street homes

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

40 Harcourt Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,477

Street avg £2,233

Strongly above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 47 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Above
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

Crime

578/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Tennyson Road Lower — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Tennyson Road Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Tennyson Road Primary SchoolPrimary60m
  • Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)Primary653m
  • Hillborough Junior SchoolPrimary656m
  • Hillborough Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary656m

Nearest stops

  • Tennyson Road LowerBus stop119m
  • Arthur StreetBus stop144m
  • Whitehill AvenueBus stop263m
  • Latimer RoadBus stop346m

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 3QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU1 3QH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU1 3QH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Method

How to read this page

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 40 Harcourt Street is modelled from its 44 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU1 3QH. 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 40 Harcourt Street. 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 40 Harcourt Street was lodged in February 2024 at band C and is valid until February 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 40 Harcourt Street. 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 23 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU1 3QH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
40 Harcourt Street is in council tax band A. 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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