1 Birtley Croft, Luton, LU2 9TR
About 1 Birtley Croft
1 Birtley Croft is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9TR). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 24.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 1 Birtley Croft.
- May 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of single & two storey front, rear and side extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00188/FULHH
- Jun 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00315/FUL
What's in 1 Birtley Croft, Luton, LU2 9TR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 14 years.
£263,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
25 May 2017Most recent
£263,000
+7.3%over 1 year10 September 2015
£245,000
+100.8%over 12 years29 April 2003
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU2 9TR: £270,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Birtley Croft homes
On floor area, 1 Birtley Croft stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,329
Street avg £3,337
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Weldon Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







