78 Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AX
About 78 Ashcroft Road
78 Ashcroft Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9AX). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 is 17.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 45.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £350,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 78 Ashcroft Road.
- Sept 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single and two storey side, single and two storey rear and single storey front extensions.
- Reference
- 04/01182/FUL
What's in 78 Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 18 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2023Most recent
£350,000
+112.1%over 17 years2 December 2005
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9AX: £385,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LU2 9AX
Versus other Ashcroft Road homes
EPC Rating for 78 Ashcroft Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,869
Street avg £6,114
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Walnut Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







