17 Broadacres, Luton, LU2 7YF
About 17 Broadacres
17 Broadacres is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 7YF). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 is 19.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £375,333. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of a side dormer window.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01461/FULHH
- Nov 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension, front and rear hipped to gable roof alteration with rooflights and windows on gable ends to facilitate loft conversion.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01040/FULHH
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 19 years.
£375,333
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£375,333
+39.5%over 13 years30 July 2007
£269,000
+41.6%over 5 years1 July 2002
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7YF: £420,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Broadacres homes
On years held, 17 Broadacres runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,609
Street avg £3,194
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Thetford Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bushmead Primary & Nursery School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB