18 Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BX
About 18 Markyate Road
18 Markyate Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Slip End, Luton, Luton (LU1 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 33% above the 2018 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Markyate Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 18 Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BX
- Feb 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR/SIDE EXTENSIONS (AMENDMENT TO PLANNING PERMISSION SB/TP/01/0327)
- Reference
- SB/03/01886
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 17 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 February 2018Most recent
£455,000
+189.8%over 16 years23 February 2001
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 4BX: £426,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LU1 4BX
78 Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BX
Sold Mar 2025
£456,00026a, Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BX
Sold Sept 2024
£426,00082 Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BX
Sold Feb 2024
£367,00020 Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BX
Sold Jul 2023
£470,00080 Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BX
Sold Jan 2023
£400,000
Versus other Markyate Road homes
On epc rating, 18 Markyate Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,473
Street avg £3,453
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Claydown Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Slip End Village School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB







