47 Applecroft Road, Luton, LU2 8BB
About 47 Applecroft Road
47 Applecroft Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU2 8BB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £355,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 56.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 December 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 47 Applecroft Road, Luton, LU2 8BB
- Mar 2021DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00154/FULHH
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 47 Applecroft Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 24 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2025Most recent
£355,000
+0.7%19 June 2025
£352,500
+41.0%over 8 years30 May 2017
£250,000
+52.9%over 12 years22 June 2004
£163,500
+11.2%over 1 year10 December 2002
£147,000
+20.5%over 1 year2 November 2001
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 8BB: £271,000 (2026–2023).
Versus other Applecroft Road homes
On years held, 47 Applecroft Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,586
Street avg £3,380
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
385/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Peartree Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Putteridge Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







