18 Malzeard Road, Luton, LU3 1BD
About 18 Malzeard Road
18 Malzeard Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, 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
Energy performance
18 Malzeard Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a garage conversion application was refused at 18 Malzeard Road in 2022.
- Oct 2022Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Certification of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - conversion of garage to a study room
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00776/LAWP
- Jan 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage and outbuilding to habitable room for use as home office and WC with mono-pitched roof.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01479/FULHH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Malzeard Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Malzeard Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1BD: £375,500 (2022–2015).
Everything we know about 18 Malzeard 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 Malzeard Road homes
On habitable rooms, 18 Malzeard Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Studley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Denbigh High School. 39 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
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB