5 Gregories Close, Luton, LU3 1DL
About 5 Gregories Close
5 Gregories Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £291,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Gregories Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 5 Gregories Close
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Gregories Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.
£291,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£291,000
+48.1%26 October 2021
£196,500
+51.2%over 18 years30 March 2003
£130,000
+52.9%over 2 years5 October 2000
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DL: £198,000 (2022–2019).
Everything we know about 5 Gregories Close, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Gregories Close homes
5 Gregories Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,549
Street avg £2,371
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Cromwell Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Denbigh High School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB