8 Durham Road, Luton, LU2 0RB
About 8 Durham Road
8 Durham Road is a detached house in Luton (LU2 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in February 2004. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 75% above the 2004 sale of £167,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
8 Durham Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Feb 2025
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Planning history
8 Durham Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
30applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£167,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 February 2004Most recent
£167,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 0RB: £287,500 (2024–2017).
Versus other Durham Road homes
On price per m², 8 Durham Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,050
Street avg £2,859
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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