16 Barnston Close, Luton, LU2 9RZ
About 16 Barnston Close
16 Barnston Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 585 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 88.1% above the 2012 sale of £149,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012. At 54 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 32 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
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Energy performance
16 Barnston Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Barnston Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01448/FULHH
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01501/FUL
What's in 16 Barnston Close, Luton, LU2 9RZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Barnston Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 11 years.
£149,950
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2012Most recent
£149,950
+2.4%over 7 years25 May 2005
£146,500
+64.6%over 3 years31 October 2001
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9RZ: £290,000 (2024–2024).
Versus other Barnston Close homes
On epc rating, 16 Barnston Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,760
Street avg £3,171
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Raynham Way Community Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wigmore Primary. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB