33 The Shires, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7QA
About 33 The Shires
33 The Shires is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU2 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the 29th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 42 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £187,500 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 December 2025
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Planning history
33 The Shires has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
25 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 33 The Shires was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2021Most recent
£187,500
+316.7%over 21 years31 January 2000
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7QA: £175,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in LU2 7QA
11 The Shires, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7QA
Sold May 2026
£165,00046 The Shires, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7QA
Sold Jul 2022
£177,00043 The Shires, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7QA
Sold Mar 2022
£180,00027 The Shires, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7QA
Sold Jan 2022
£175,00014 The Shires, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7QA
Sold Oct 2021
£105,000
Versus other The Shires homes
33 The Shires outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,885
Street avg £2,114
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
385/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clarendon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

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44.0dB






