156 Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 0ES
About 156 Hitchin Road
156 Hitchin Road is a mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 0ES). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in February 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 606.3% above the 1997 sale of £39,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
156 Hitchin Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
30applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
156 Hitchin Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£39,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 February 1997Most recent
£39,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 0ES: £180,000 (2020–2009).
Versus other Hitchin Road homes
Price per m² for 156 Hitchin Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£420
Street avg £1,487
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Jubilee Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







