47a, Princess Street, Luton, LU1 5AT
About 47a
47a is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU1 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 90.5% above the 2011 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (44 m² across 77 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
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Planning history
1 application on record at 47a, Princess Street, Luton, LU1 5AT
- Jan 2011AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use - Use of ground floor as stuido apartment and first floor as one bed flat
Retrospective- Reference
- 10/01350/LAWE
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Sales history & valuation
47a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2011Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 5AT: £183,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in LU1 5AT
Versus other Princess Street homes
On floor area, 47a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,654
Street avg £2,241
Floor Area
26 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.1 km
Princess Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hillborough Junior School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB