21 Dunsmore Road, Luton, LU1 5JU
About 21 Dunsmore Road
21 Dunsmore Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU1 5JU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 35.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 89.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in May 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
21 Dunsmore Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
20 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 15 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2016Most recent
£145,000
+159.2%over 14 years13 September 2001
£55,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 5JU: £260,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Dunsmore Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 21 Dunsmore Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,625
Street avg £2,793
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Milton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Farley Junior Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB