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2 Barford Rise, Luton, LU2 9SG

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Barford Rise

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

2 Barford Rise is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 9SG). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The home occupies a corner plot.

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£588/sq ft) was about 182.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £405,000. 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
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Corner plotYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Barford Rise

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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
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Barford Rise, Luton, LU2 9SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Barford Rise has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2012
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of single storey side extension.

    Reference
    12/00979/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 2 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.

Latest sale on 2 Barford Rise was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£438,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£405,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2022Most recent

    £405,000

    +5.2%over 2 years

  2. 24 October 2019

    £385,000

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.

2 Barford Rise outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,328

Street avg £2,769

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 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

Similar properties nearby

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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3 bed1 bath
£299k

1 Dovehouse Hill

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£433k

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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