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1 Braithwaite Court, Malzeard Road, Luton, LU3 1BE

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
66 m²
705 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Braithwaite Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Braithwaite Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 705 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 66 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across 1 Braithwaite Court (57–66 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 is 16.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Braithwaite Court 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Braithwaite Court, Malzeard Road, Luton, LU3 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Braithwaite Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

17applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Braithwaite Court valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£164,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£141,300

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 February 2016Most recent

    £141,300

    +51.1%over 12 years

  2. 17 December 2003

    £93,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1BE: £158,000 (2024–2021).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Malzeard Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Braithwaite Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,157

Street avg £2,117

On par

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.
Full Luton report

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

Cromwell Hill — 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU3 1BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU3 1BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU3 1BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Braithwaite Court, Malzeard Road, Luton, LU3 1BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.