5 Cornel Close, Luton, LU1 5SJ
About 5 Cornel Close
5 Cornel Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU1 5SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 114.9% above the 2010 sale of £147,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
5 Cornel Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jan 2026
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Planning history
5 Cornel Close 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 1998.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 13 years.
£147,500
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2010Most recent
£147,500
-10.3%over 5 years21 December 2004
£164,500
+196.4%over 6 years30 January 1998
£55,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 5SJ: £280,000 (2024–2004).
Versus other Cornel Close homes
On price per m², 5 Cornel Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,294
Street avg £3,086
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.1 km
Whipperley Infant School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Whipperley Infant Academy. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB