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12 Balcombe Close, Luton, LU2 8HT

EV charger

Estimated value

£610,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£580,000)+5%
  • Against LU2 8HT's recent median (£375,000)+63%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£610,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£580,000)+5%
  • Against LU2 8HT's recent median (£375,000)+63%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 12 Balcombe Close is modelled from its 138 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU2 8HT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    138 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in LU2 8HT

    4 sales, median £375,000 (2025–1997)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

12 Balcombe Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 August 2025Most recent

    £580,000

    +353.1%over 29 years

  2. 21 September 1995

    £128,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in LU2 8HT: £375,000 (2025–1997).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 12 Balcombe Close

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

12 Balcombe Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 8HT). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

A recent sale: £580,000 in August 2025. At 138 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • EV chargerYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 30 March 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Balcombe Close, Luton, LU2 8HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Balcombe Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Balcombe Close homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 12 Balcombe Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

64 (D)

Street avg 64 (D)

On par

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above
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

0.2 km

Putteridge High School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Putteridge Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Putteridge Primary SchoolPrimary300m
  • Putteridge High SchoolSecondary313m
  • Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education CentrePrimary942m
  • Someries Junior SchoolPrimary943m

Nearest stops

  • Putteridge High SchoolBus stop217m
  • Putteridge Primary SchoolBus stop253m
  • Wood Green RoadBus stop341m
  • Roedean CloseBus stop450m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,683 reports31%
  • Anti-social Behaviour926 reports17%
  • Shoplifting492 reports9%
  • Vehicle Crime478 reports9%

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 8HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU2 8HT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU2 8HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 12 Balcombe Close is modelled from its 138 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU2 8HT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 12 Balcombe Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 12 Balcombe Close was lodged in March 2025 at band D and is valid until March 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 12 Balcombe Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 16 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU2 8HT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
12 Balcombe Close is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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