5 Whitby Road, Luton, LU3 1BQ
About 5 Whitby Road
5 Whitby Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 80.7% above the 2007 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 26.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 44 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageEn bloc
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 April 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 Whitby Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.6% per year over 6 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 25.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
14 March 2007Most recent
£140,000
11 November 2005
£140,000
+250.0%over 4 years12 September 2001
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1BQ: £205,000 (2026–2018).
Versus other Whitby Road homes
5 Whitby Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,538
Street avg £1,612
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
249/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Studley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Beech Hill Community Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB