1 Birchen Grove, Luton, LU2 7TJ
About 1 Birchen Grove
1 Birchen Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 7TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 71.6% above the 2013 sale of £190,000. On the market in December 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Birchen Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
26applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birchen Grove has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 14 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2013Most recent
£190,000
-1.6%over 6 years16 August 2007
£193,000
+43.0%over 4 years26 September 2002
£135,000
+59.8%over 3 years29 June 1999
£84,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7TJ: £175,000 (2023–2016).
Versus other Birchen Grove homes
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Rose Wood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB