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51 Ridgway Road, Luton, LU2 7RP

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 51 Ridgway Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

51 Ridgway Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 7RP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 73.9% above the 2025 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £138,000. At 62 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 41 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 October 2035

9 years remaining
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 51 Ridgway Road, Luton, LU2 7RP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

51 Ridgway Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

25 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

51 Ridgway Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£240,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£138,000

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 June 2025Most recent

    £138,000

    +25.5%over 16 years

  2. 16 April 2009

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7RP: £235,000 (2026–2025).

On the street

Versus other Ridgway Road homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

51 Ridgway Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,226

Street avg £2,334

Below

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 51 Ridgway Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£202k

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2 bed
£167k

1 Clarendon Court, Clarendon Road

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2 bed
£264k

1 Colin Road

LU2 7RU

3 bed
£335k

1 Birchen Grove

LU2 7TJ

3 bed
£384k

1 Chapel Close

LU2 7AG

3 bed
£410k

1 Bushmead Road

LU2 7EU

3 bed
£135k

1 Cherrington Court, Lothair Road

LU2 7XB

1 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.
Full Luton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

385/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bell's Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 37 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU2 7RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU2 7RP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU2 7RP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 51 Ridgway Road, Luton, LU2 7RP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.