16 Layham Drive, Luton, LU2 9SY
About 16 Layham Drive
16 Layham Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9SY). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 63.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £395,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 May 2032
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Planning history
16 Layham Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Layham Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2022Most recent
£395,000
+123.8%over 18 years16 May 2004
£176,500
+113.2%over 5 years27 January 1999
£82,800
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9SY: £330,500 (2026–2024).
Versus other Layham Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 16 Layham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,657
Street avg £3,666
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
385/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
ASDA — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wigmore Primary. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







