73 New Bedford Road, Luton, LU3 1DJ
About 73 New Bedford Road
73 New Bedford Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
73 New Bedford Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
73 New Bedford Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 73 New Bedford Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
73 New Bedford Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DJ: £165,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in LU3 1DJ
Everything we know about 73 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
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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
0.0 km
Cromwell Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Denbigh High School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB