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Gardeners Cottage, The Hyde, Luton, LU2 9PS

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 22
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Gardeners Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Gardeners Cottage is a detached house in The Hyde, Luton, Luton (LU2 9PS). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Gardeners Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jun 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F22
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 June 2027

9 months remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £955 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gardeners Cottage, The Hyde, Luton, LU2 9PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Gardeners Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Gardeners Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£373,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Gardeners Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

22 (F)

Street avg 37 (F)

Strongly below

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Gardeners Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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LU2 9AU

3 bed1 bath
£360k

1 Corbridge Drive

LU2 9UF

3 bed2 bath
£347k

1 Buckingham Drive

LU2 9RA

3 bed
£330k

1 Alderton Close

LU2 9SA

£423k

1 Dahlia Close, Ashcroft Road

LU2 9AT

£328k

1 Clevedon Road

LU2 9EB

3 bed
£325k

1 Eastcott Close

LU2 9JP

2 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Luton report

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

0.9 km

Hyde Mill Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

1.9 km

The Lea Primary School and Nursery. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU2 9PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU2 9PS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU2 9PS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Gardeners Cottage, The Hyde, Luton, LU2 9PS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.