48 Buckingham Drive, Luton, LU2 9RA
About 48 Buckingham Drive
48 Buckingham Drive is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9RA). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2026 for £363,000. At 99 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 30 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 80.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 September 2029
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Planning history
48 Buckingham Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
48 Buckingham Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£363,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 March 2026Most recent
£363,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9RA: £362,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LU2 9RA
Versus other Buckingham Drive homes
On years held, 48 Buckingham Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,667
Street avg £2,792
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Lalleford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Queen Elizabeth School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB