13 Elmtree Avenue, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QA
About 13 Elmtree Avenue
13 Elmtree Avenue is a semi-detached house in Cockernhoe, Luton, Luton (LU2 8QA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 200% above the 1999 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 54.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 102 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 34 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Elmtree Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with the following dimension:Length (measured from rear wall of original house) - 4.0 metres
- Agent
- Mr S Challenger
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 17/01173/1NCS
What's in 13 Elmtree Avenue, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
13 Elmtree Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 August 1999Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 8QA: £365,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LU2 8QA
3 Elmtree Avenue, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QA
Sold Mar 2024
£325,00012 Elmtree Avenue, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QA
Sold Nov 2022
£465,50039 Elmtree Avenue, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QA
Sold Oct 2021
£340,00020 Elmtree Avenue, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QA
Sold Sept 2021
£365,00011 Elmtree Avenue, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QA
Sold Jun 2018
£375,000
Versus other Elmtree Avenue homes
13 Elmtree Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,275
Street avg £2,851
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elm Tree Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







