Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Carteret Road, Luton, LU2 9JY
Estimated value
£285,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£159,950)+78%
- Against LU2 9JY's recent median (£305,000)-7%
Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
845 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£285,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£159,950)+78%
- Against LU2 9JY's recent median (£305,000)-7%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Carteret Road is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU2 9JY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
79 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2010
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in LU2 9JY
5 sales, median £305,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Carteret Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
Sales timeline
13 May 2010Most recent
£159,950
+90.4%over 8 years2 August 2001
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9JY: £305,000 (2024–2021).
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 2 Carteret Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Carteret Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9JY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 845 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 sits 78.2% above the 2010 sale of £159,950.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Carteret Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2020
Current Certificate
Feb 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 February 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Carteret Road, Luton, LU2 9JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Carteret Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Carteret Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 2 Carteret Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,037
Street avg £3,149
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.
Crime
385/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Carteret Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Queen Elizabeth School. 22 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Queen Elizabeth SchoolSecondary354m
- Wigmore PrimaryPrimary702m
- Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education CentrePrimary768m
- Someries Junior SchoolPrimary771m
Nearest stops
- Carteret RoadBus stop120m
- Summers RoadBus stop211m
- Newnham CloseBus stop220m
- Williton RoadBus stop229m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,683 reports31%
- Anti-social Behaviour926 reports17%
- Shoplifting492 reports9%
- Vehicle Crime478 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU2 9JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 2 Carteret Road is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU2 9JY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 2 Carteret Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 2 Carteret Road was lodged in February 2010 at band E and expired in February 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 2 Carteret Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU2 9JY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 2 Carteret Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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