16 The Mount, Luton, LU3 1BU
About 16 The Mount
16 The Mount is a mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 66 m² this is the 12th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 20% below the 2022 sale of £215,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 12 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £215,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
16 The Mount has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 The Mount was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2022Most recent
£215,000
+400.0%over 23 years9 July 1998
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1BU: £195,000 (2023–2015).
Everything we know about 16 The Mount, 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 The Mount homes
Floor Area for 16 The Mount runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,258
Street avg £2,658
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Moor Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB