53 Kingsdown Avenue, Luton, LU2 7BU
About 53 Kingsdown Avenue
53 Kingsdown Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2024 for £585,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Certificate validity
Valid until 19 July 2033
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Planning history
53 Kingsdown Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 53 Kingsdown Avenue, Luton, LU2 7BU
- Nov 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01052/FULHH
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Sales history & valuation
53 Kingsdown Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£585,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 January 2024Most recent
£585,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7BU: £500,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LU2 7BU
Versus other Kingsdown Avenue homes
53 Kingsdown Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,482
Street avg £2,966
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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Crime
385/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bushmead Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Luton Sixth Form College. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB