218 Biscot Road, Luton, LU3 1AY
About 218 Biscot Road
218 Biscot Road is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in August 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 709.5% above the 1997 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 84.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms7
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
218 Biscot Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Dec 2013Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness - rear dormer window
- Reference
- 13/01307/LAWP
- Dec 2013OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of detached rear garden outbuilding
- Reference
- 13/01308/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
218 Biscot Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£42,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 1997Most recent
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1AY: £250,000 (2022–2021).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Biscot Road homes
218 Biscot Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£276
Street avg £2,075
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
Blenheim Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Denbigh Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB