18 Nightingale Court, Waldeck Road, Luton, LU3 1AB
About 18 Nightingale Court
18 Nightingale Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 13th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 29 units on file. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £140,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 21.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Nightingale Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 16 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2021Most recent
£140,000
+12.0%over 12 years20 April 2008
£124,995
+19.0%over 7 months19 September 2007
£105,000
+2.7%over 2 years3 March 2005
£102,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1AB: £145,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LU3 1AB
20 Nightingale Court, Waldeck Road, Luton, LU3 1AB
Sold May 2025
£173,50026 Nightingale Court, Waldeck Road, Luton, LU3 1AB
Sold Mar 2025
£145,00013 Nightingale Court, Waldeck Road, Luton, LU3 1AB
Sold Apr 2023
£120,0002 Nightingale Court, Waldeck Road, Luton, LU3 1AB
Sold Mar 2023
£150,00030 Nightingale Court, Waldeck Road, Luton, LU3 1AB
Sold Apr 2022
£152,000
Everything we know about 18 Nightingale Court, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Nightingale Court homes
18 Nightingale Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,917
Street avg £2,158
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Studley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Beech Hill Community Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB