5 Hillside Road, Luton, LU3 1DR
About 5 Hillside Road
5 Hillside Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sold August 2022 for £240,000. Across the public record there are 5 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 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 155.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Hillside Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Hillside Road
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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 5 Hillside Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 24 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£240,000
+119.7%over 16 years14 June 2006
£109,250
+7.1%over 2 years17 December 2003
£102,000
+98.8%over 1 year10 January 2002
£51,300
+118.3%over 3 years5 October 1998
£23,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DR: £211,000 (2024–2015).
Everything we know about 5 Hillside 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
Versus other Hillside Road homes
On price per m², 5 Hillside Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,200
Street avg £2,232
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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 Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Denbigh High School. 37 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB