23 Bracklesham Gardens, Luton, LU2 8QJ
About 23 Bracklesham Gardens
23 Bracklesham Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 8QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since October 1996, a hold of 30 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 624.1% above the 1996 sale of £39,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 74.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
23 Bracklesham Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Bracklesham Gardens has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
23 Bracklesham Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£39,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 October 1996Most recent
£39,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 8QJ: £330,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LU2 8QJ
Versus other Bracklesham Gardens homes
Price per m² for 23 Bracklesham Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£549
Street avg £2,821
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Bracklesham Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







