3 Southern Rise, East Hyde, Luton, LU2 9QB
About 3 Southern Rise
3 Southern Rise is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Hyde, Luton, Luton (LU2 9QB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 105 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 11.3% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenFront
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
3 Southern Rise's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Southern Rise has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing lobby, erection of new lobby and amendment to doors and windows to rear extension approved under ref CB/11/01690/FULL
- Reference
- CB/12/01036/FULL
- Jul 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- CB/11/01690/FULL
What's in 3 Southern Rise, East Hyde, Luton, LU2 9QB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Southern Rise has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 21 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2017Most recent
£400,000
+103.0%over 13 years29 April 2004
£197,000
+105.2%over 4 years26 October 1999
£96,000
+47.7%over 3 years23 April 1996
£65,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LU2 9QB: £146,750 (2025–1998).
Versus other Southern Rise homes
3 Southern Rise is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hambro Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
The Lea Primary School and Nursery. 9 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
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







