Three Chimneys, Mangrove Road, Cockernhoe, Luton, LU2 8QD
About Three Chimneys
Three Chimneys is a four-bedroom detached house in Cockernhoe, Luton, Luton (LU2 8QD). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 153 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 £839,000 is 44.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 109.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
Three Chimneys's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2006PorchFullIn report
Change of use and extension of office to form 4 bedroom dwelling. Front entrance porch. New access drive (as variation to planning application No 04/00141/1)
- Agent
- MJR Designs
Extension- Reference
- 06/00272/1
- May 2004PorchFullIn report
Change of use and extension of office to form 4 bedroom dwelling. Front entrance porch. New access drive (as amended by site plan received 19.03.04)
Extension- Reference
- 04/00141/1
What's in Three Chimneys, 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
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£839,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£580,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 March 2007Most recent
£580,000
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
CO₂ Emissions for Three Chimneys lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,791
Street avg £2,805
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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







