242 Biscot Road, Luton, LU3 1AY
About 242 Biscot Road
242 Biscot Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 124 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 28.7% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
242 Biscot Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2013OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.
- Reference
- 12/01194/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
242 Biscot Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£230,000
+369.4%over 24 years15 October 1997
£49,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1AY: £250,000 (2022–2017).
Everything we know about 242 Biscot Road, 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 Biscot Road homes
242 Biscot Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,855
Street avg £1,944
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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.
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
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB