8 Bushmead Road, Luton, LU2 7EU
About 8 Bushmead Road
8 Bushmead Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 7EU). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 sits 94.4% above the 2006 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
8 Bushmead Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
8 Bushmead Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
26applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Bushmead Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£554,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 6 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2006Most recent
£285,000
+94.5%over 6 years19 April 2000
£146,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7EU: £440,000 (2024–2023).
Versus other Bushmead Road homes
On years held, 8 Bushmead Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,686
Street avg £3,163
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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