17 Layham Drive, Luton, LU2 9SY
About 17 Layham Drive
17 Layham Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9SY). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 111.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £400,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 May 2032
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Planning history
17 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9SY: £330,500 (2026–2024).
Versus other Layham Drive homes
EPC Rating for 17 Layham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,706
Street avg £3,614
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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
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.
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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







