172 High Town Road, Luton, LU2 0DL
About 172 High Town Road
172 High Town Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 69.7% above the 2014 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
172 High Town Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
30applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 17 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2014Most recent
£165,000
+84.9%over 12 years30 May 2002
£89,250
+33.2%over 1 year28 February 2001
£67,000
+50.6%over 3 years7 July 1997
£44,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 0DL: £125,875 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LU2 0DL
Versus other High Town Road homes
Price per m²
£1,793
Street avg £3,281
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Jubilee Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







