55 Princess Street, Luton, LU1 5AT
About 55 Princess Street
55 Princess Street is a detached house in Luton (LU1 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft). At 40 m² this is the 33rd smallest of 78 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–151 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 78 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 52.5% below the 2022 sale of £280,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£650/sq ft) was about 210.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
6 applications on record at 55 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionFeb 2021Decision
- Loft ConversionSept 2020Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£280,000
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 price per m², 55 Princess Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,000
Street avg £5,003
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 15 years
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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






