46 Bushmead Road, Luton, LU2 7EU
About 46 Bushmead Road
46 Bushmead Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 7EU). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 126 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2024 for £440,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
46 Bushmead Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 46 Bushmead Road in 2024.
- Nov 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor rear extension, single storey front extensions with alterations to roof over entrance to include rooflights and alterations to fenestration.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00954/FULHH
- Apr 2024ExtensionFullIn 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 - Erection of single storey rear extension. Depth 6.00m, Maximum height of extension 3.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m. (Detached House)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00141/PARES
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Sales history & valuation
46 Bushmead Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 2024Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7EU: £436,000 (2024–2023).
Versus other Bushmead Road homes
EPC Rating for 46 Bushmead Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,492
Street avg £3,094
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 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
Fairford Avenue Roundabout — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bushmead Primary & Nursery School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB