37 Barford Rise, Luton, LU2 9SG
About 37 Barford Rise
37 Barford Rise is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 9SG). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 19.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
37 Barford Rise has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01254/FULHH
What's in 37 Barford Rise, Luton, LU2 9SG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9SG: £352,500 (2023–2021).
Versus other Barford Rise homes
Floor Area for 37 Barford Rise runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,040
Street avg £2,942
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







