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54 Buckingham Drive, Luton, LU2 9RA

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 54 Buckingham Drive

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

54 Buckingham Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9RA). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 98.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £385,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 54 Buckingham Drive

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 54 Buckingham Drive, Luton, LU2 9RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

54 Buckingham Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2006
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Erection of single storey front extension

    Reference
    06/01516/LAWP
    View planning record

What's in 54 Buckingham Drive, Luton, LU2 9RA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

54 Buckingham Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£385,000

Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 September 2023Most recent

    £385,000

    +409.3%over 17 years

  2. 25 July 2006

    £75,590

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9RA: £320,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Buckingham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

54 Buckingham Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,010

Street avg £2,738

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 54 Buckingham Drive

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

£14.99one-off

30-day 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.
£433k

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1 Ashcroft Road

LU2 9AU

3 bed1 bath
£373k

1 Corbridge Drive

LU2 9UF

3 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Buckingham Drive

LU2 9RA

3 bed
£341k

1 Clevedon Road

LU2 9EB

3 bed
£328k

1 Birtley Croft

LU2 9TR

3 bed1 bath
£312k

1 Brays Road

LU2 9DD

3 bed1 bath
£299k

1 Dovehouse Hill

LU2 9ES

3 bed
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

6/mo

Steady 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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 9RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU2 9RA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU2 9RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

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

Common questions

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