What kind of home is 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

45 Front Street, LU1 4BP is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

45 Front Street, LU1 4BP last sold for £275,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £58,950 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

Across 3 sales between January 1997 and January 2022, 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP rose from £58,950 to £275,000, a change of £216,050. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

The current EPC rating for 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

45 Front Street, LU1 4BP has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP use?

The latest EPC at 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

45 Front Street, LU1 4BP is in council tax band C.

Which area is 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP in?

45 Front Street, LU1 4BP sits in Slip End, Luton, Luton. It falls within the LU1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

Police records around 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (196% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

The closest primary school to 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP is Slip End Village School (283m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Stockwood Park Academy (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP?

The closest bus stop to 45 Front Street, LU1 4BP is Old School Walk, 133m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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45 Front Street, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BP

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 45 Front Street

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

45 Front Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Slip End, Luton, Luton (LU1 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 13.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 45 Front Street, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

45 Front Street 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 45 Front Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£275,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

31 January 2022Most recent
£275,000
+80.3%over 20 years
3 December 2001
£152,500
+158.7%over 4 years
31 January 1997
£58,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 4BP: £281,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in LU1 4BP

On the street

Versus other Front Street homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 45 Front Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,741

Street avg £3,922

Above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 61 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

9/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Old School Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Slip End Village School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU1 4BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.5dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU1 4BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 45 Front Street, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.