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18 Barford Rise, Luton, LU2 9SG

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Barford Rise

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

18 Barford Rise is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 9SG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The home occupies a corner plot.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 62.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £370,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Barford Rise, Luton, LU2 9SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Barford Rise has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jun 2003
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of rear conservatory

    Extension
    Reference
    03/00550/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 18 Barford Rise, Luton, LU2 9SG'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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£451,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£370,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2021Most recent

    £370,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9SG: £352,500 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Barford Rise homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Barford Rise outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,663

Street avg £2,909

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Barford Rise

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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Brays Road

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£299k

1 Dovehouse Hill

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1 Chalfont Way

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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

0.2 km

Polegate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Wigmore Primary. 17 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 9SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU2 9SG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU2 9SG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

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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