17 Tilgate, Luton, LU2 8RR
About 17 Tilgate
17 Tilgate is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 8RR). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £320,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 140.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 September 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
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Planning history
17 Tilgate has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2013.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 10 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2022Most recent
£320,000
+20.8%over 3 years22 May 2019
£265,000
+3.5%over 2 years16 June 2016
£256,000
+65.2%over 3 years22 March 2013
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 8RR: £290,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Tilgate homes
Price per m² for 17 Tilgate runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,424
Street avg £3,361
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
385/mo
Falling 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







