5 Broadacres, Luton, LU2 7YF
About 5 Broadacres
5 Broadacres is a detached house in Luton (LU2 7YF). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
5 Broadacres sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Broadacres has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
26applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Broadacres has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 7YF: £420,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Broadacres homes
On epc rating, 5 Broadacres runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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







