51a, Princess Street, Luton, LU1 5AT
About 51a
51a is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU1 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 73).
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in February 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 226% above the 2001 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (41 m² across 77 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2003. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
51a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 13 July 2029
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 51a, Princess Street, Luton, LU1 5AT
- Oct 2003SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Conversion and change of use of premises to provide 10 bedsit flats, 5 one-bed flats, 1 two-bed flat and 1 one-bed detached dwellinghouse (resubmission)
- Reference
- 02/01631/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
51a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 February 2001Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 5AT: £197,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in LU1 5AT
Versus other Princess Street homes
On price per m², 51a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,852
Street avg £5,385
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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Crime
578/mo
Falling 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