40 Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AU
About 40 Ashcroft Road
40 Ashcroft Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 875 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 62.3% above the 2010 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
40 Ashcroft Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2020PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension and front porch after demolition of conservatory.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00818/FULHH
What's in 40 Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
40 Ashcroft Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 2010Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9AU: £392,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Ashcroft Road homes
On epc rating, 40 Ashcroft Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,644
Street avg £2,674
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Stopsley Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stopsley Community Primary School. 25 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
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







