10 Durham Road, Luton, LU2 0RB
About 10 Durham Road
10 Durham Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 18.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 48.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £280,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Nov 2023Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness of proposed development - Alteration from hip to gable end roof and erection of rear dormer with juliet balcony and two front rooflights to facilitate a loft conversion and insertion of window in gable end and alterations to fenestration and rear outbuilding
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01091/LAWP
- Oct 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Single storey rear extension. Depth 5m, Maximum height of extension 3m, Height to eaves 3m.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01092/PARES
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Sales history & valuation
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 September 2023Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 0RB: £295,000 (2024–2017).
Versus other Durham Road homes
On price per m², 10 Durham Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,733
Street avg £2,590
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hart Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Wenlock CofE Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







