168 Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 0ES
About 168 Hitchin Road
168 Hitchin Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU2 0ES). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 17.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 272.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £340,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2026Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension, loft conversion with 2 front rooflights and conversion of existing dwellinghouse to create 6 flats (four x 2 bedroom and two one bedroom) with associated amenity space, bin store and external staircase.
ExtensionSubdivision- Documents
- 33 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00981/FUL
- Jun 2021SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion and extension of existing dwellinghouse to create 4 x two-bedroom flats - Resubmission
Extension- Documents
- 35 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01367/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 168 Hitchin Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2019Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 0ES: £159,000 (2020–2007).
Versus other Hitchin Road homes
Price per m² for 168 Hitchin Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,269
Street avg £1,202
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







