Cornel Cottage, Cornel Close, Luton, LU1 5SJ
About Cornel Cottage
Cornel Cottage is a detached house in Luton (LU1 5SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Cornel Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Cornel Cottage, Cornel Close, Luton, LU1 5SJ
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension to existing building including the creation of a first floor
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00756/FULHH
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Cornel Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU1 5SJ: £280,000 (2024–2005).
Versus other Cornel Close homes
Cornel Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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