Meadow Croft, Mangrove Road, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QD
About Meadow Croft
Meadow Croft is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Cockernhoe, Luton, Luton (LU2 8QD). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 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. At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £689,000 sits 236.1% above the 2000 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 55.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- JLM Architecture Limited
- Reference
- 09/00543/1HH
- Jan 2007AmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing: Use of land and former water tower as part of the residential garden.
- Agent
- JLM Architecture Limited
Retrospective- Reference
- 06/02600/1EUD
What's in Meadow Croft, Mangrove Road, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Meadow Croft's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£689,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£205,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 August 2000Most recent
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 8QD: £347,500 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in LU2 8QD
18 Mangrove Road, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QD
Sold Jun 2023
£680,0002 Mangrove Road, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QD
Sold Dec 2021
£425,00015 Mangrove Road, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QD
Sold Mar 2021
£347,5005 Mangrove Road, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QD
Sold Sept 2020
£322,000Rosemary, Mangrove Road, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QD
Sold Jun 2013
£260,000
Versus other Mangrove Road homes
Price per m² for Meadow Croft lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,057
Street avg £3,078
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.2 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







