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20 Broad Oak Court, Handcross Road, Luton, LU2 8JE

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
47 m²
504 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 20 Broad Oak Court

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

20 Broad Oak Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 8JE). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 504 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 4th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 47 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 86.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £140,000 in January 2019.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • LiftYes
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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.

20 Broad Oak Court 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 04 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Broad Oak Court, Handcross Road, Luton, LU2 8JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Broad Oak Court has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Broad Oak Court valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£147,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£140,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 January 2019Most recent

    £140,000

    +34.6%over 11 years
  2. 2 July 2007

    £104,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 8JE: £174,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Handcross Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 Broad Oak Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,992

Street avg £2,301

Above

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Broad Oak Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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

Handcross Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU2 8JE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Broad Oak Court, Handcross Road, Luton, LU2 8JE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.