28 Malzeard Road, Luton, LU3 1BD
About 28 Malzeard Road
28 Malzeard Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2022. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 sits 113.5% above the 2004 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 36.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
28 Malzeard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Malzeard Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 28 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
28 Malzeard Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.4% per year over 5 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 16.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2004Most recent
£200,000
+17.6%over 1 year19 February 2003
£170,000
+88.9%over 3 years26 February 1999
£89,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1BD: £375,500 (2022–2015).
Everything we know about 28 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
28 Malzeard Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,190
Street avg £2,484
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.2 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