2 Bowling Green Lane, Luton, LU2 7HR
About 2 Bowling Green Lane
2 Bowling Green Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 7HR). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
2 Bowling Green Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of two front dormer windows, rooflight and front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00096/FULHH
- Apr 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of ground floor rear extension and rear dormer windows on first floor.
- Reference
- 12/00258/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2009.
£622,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 14 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£600,000
+203.8%over 13 years27 March 2009
£197,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in LU2 7HR: £410,000 (2023–1998).
Versus other Bowling Green Lane homes
2 Bowling Green Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,974
Street avg £2,901
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bowling Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
River Bank Primary School. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB