8 Alwyn Close, Luton, LU2 7JX
About 8 Alwyn Close
8 Alwyn Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sold June 2021 for £465,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
8 Alwyn Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
8 Alwyn Close has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00215/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
8 Alwyn Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 20 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2021Most recent
£465,000
+69.1%over 6 years28 May 2015
£275,000
+46.7%over 4 years16 June 2010
£187,500
-3.8%over 4 years29 March 2006
£195,000
+46.6%over 4 years27 September 2001
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7JX: £335,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Alwyn Close homes
8 Alwyn Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,242
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wardown Crescent — 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
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB