What type of property is 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU?

57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU sell for?

57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU last sold for £570,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £211,500 in August 2005, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU?

Across 2 sales between August 2005 and April 2022, 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU rose from £211,500 to £570,000, a change of £358,500. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU?

The current EPC rating for 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU?

57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (1,475 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LU2 7BU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU heated?

The latest EPC at 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU have?

57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in July 2017 under ref. 17/00838/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU?

57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU is in council tax band D.

Where is 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU located?

57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU sits in Luton. It falls within the LU2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU?

Police records around 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU show an average of 385 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU?

The closest primary school to 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU is Bushmead Primary & Nursery School (399m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Luton Sixth Form College (390m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU?

The closest bus stop to 57 Kingsdown Avenue, LU2 7BU is Bushmead Road, 228m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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57 Kingsdown Avenue, Luton, LU2 7BU

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

137 m²

1475 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 57 Kingsdown Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

57 Kingsdown Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 10% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 74.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3

Outside

DrivewayYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Nov 2020

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 November 2030

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 57 Kingsdown Avenue, Luton, LU2 7BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

57 Kingsdown Avenue has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 57 Kingsdown Avenue, Luton, LU2 7BU

1decisions1extensions6documents25nearby

Jul 2017
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side/rear extension.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
17/00838/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

57 Kingsdown Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£627,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£570,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

13 April 2022Most recent
£570,000
+169.5%over 16 years
25 August 2005
£211,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7BU: £500,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in LU2 7BU

On the street

Versus other Kingsdown Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 57 Kingsdown Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,161

Street avg £2,946

Strongly above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU2 7BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU2 7BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

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60 dB

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