What kind of home is 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ?

17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ sell for?

17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ last sold for £443,000 in July 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £122,500 in March 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ?

Across 3 sales between March 1997 and July 2025, 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ rose from £122,500 to £443,000, a change of £320,500. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in March 2025. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ?

17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (1,518 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LU1 4AQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ use?

The latest EPC at 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ?

17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ in?

17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ sits in Caddington, Luton, Luton. It falls within the LU1 postcode district.

Is 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ show an average of 578 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ?

The closest primary school to 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ is Caddington Village School (691m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stockwood Park Academy (1.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Folly Lane, LU1 4AQ is Winchfield, 124m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Folly Lane, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4AQ

EPC B3 sales on record

Estimated value

£493,000

Since the 2025 sale (£443,000)+11%
Against LU1 4AQ's recent median (£535,000)-8%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. 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

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

141 m²

1518 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£493,000

Against its 2025 sale (£443,000)+11%
Against LU1 4AQ's recent median (£535,000)-8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Folly Lane is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU1 4AQ. 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
141 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in LU1 4AQ
5 sales, median £535,000 (2025–2021)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Sales timeline

24 July 2025Most recent
£443,000
+45.2%over 19 years
17 May 2006
£305,000
+149.0%over 9 years
27 March 1997
£122,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 4AQ: £535,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in LU1 4AQ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Folly Lane, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4AQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 17 Folly Lane

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

17 Folly Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Caddington, Luton, Luton (LU1 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 141 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £443,000 — fresh data. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 11.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Folly Lane ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate

Mar 2025

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 March 2035

8 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Folly Lane, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Folly Lane has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Folly Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 Folly Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,142

Street avg £2,933

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Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly 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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

578/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Winchfield — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Caddington Village School. 15 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Caddington Village SchoolPrimary691m
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
The Stockwood Park AcademySecondary1.6km
Whipperley Infant AcademyPrimary1.7km

Nearest stops

WinchfieldBus stop124m
Manor RoadBus stop158m
Manor RoadBus stop187m
Hyde RoadBus stop308m

Most reported crime locally

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

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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 4AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU1 4AQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC BExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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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 17 Folly Lane is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU1 4AQ. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 17 Folly Lane. 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 17 Folly Lane was lodged in March 2025 at band B and is valid until March 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 17 Folly Lane. 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 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU1 4AQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 17 Folly Lane is in council tax band E. 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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