55 New Bedford Road, Luton, LU3 1DH
About 55 New Bedford Road
55 New Bedford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 84.7% above the 2007 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 15.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
55 New Bedford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2017HMOOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use - Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to a 6 resident House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) - (Class C4)
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00013/LAWP
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 55 New Bedford 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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
55 New Bedford Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 7 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2007Most recent
£170,000
+25.9%over 4 years17 July 2002
£135,000
+42.1%over 2 years8 June 2000
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DH: £142,000 (2012–2002).
Nearby sales in LU3 1DH
Everything we know about 55 New Bedford 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other New Bedford Road homes
On epc rating, 55 New Bedford Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Cromwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Denbigh High School. 37 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
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB