Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS
Estimated value
£179,000
- Since the 2001 sale (£68,500)+161%
- Against LU3 1DS's recent median (£330,000)-46%
Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£179,000
- Against its 2001 sale (£68,500)+161%
- Against LU3 1DS's recent median (£330,000)-46%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Brook Street is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 1DS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
78 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2016
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2001
Recent sales in LU3 1DS
5 sales, median £330,000 (2024–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Brook Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Sales timeline
7 November 2001Most recent
£68,500
+31.7%over 1 year23 July 2000
£51,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DS: £330,000 (2024–2020).
What this page doesn't show
3 potential issues have already been flagged for 3 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 3 Brook Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Brook Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. At 78 m² this is the 49th smallest of 58 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–170 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 58 units on file.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 161.3% above the 2001 sale of £68,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 51.4% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Heating systemGas
- ConciergeYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2026
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 September 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Feb 2014from Jan 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat
Heating controls changed
Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)
Hot water system changed
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Sept 2016from Feb 2014
EPC improved fromD64toC73
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + Stat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System
Hot water system upgraded
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Brook Street has no planning applications on record.
17
But the area is active
17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Brook Street homes
Four headline reads against 49 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 3 Brook Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£878
Street avg £3,623
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
249/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brook Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Dallow Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Dallow Primary SchoolPrimary674m
- Denbigh High SchoolSecondary674m
- Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary750m
- St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary777m
Nearest stops
- Brook StreetBus stop105m
- Cromwell RoadBus stop144m
- Moor ParkBus stop187m
- Cromwell HillBus stop223m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,880 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour620 reports14%
- Criminal Damage & Arson360 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime337 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU3 1DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 Brook Street is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 1DS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 3 Brook Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Brook Street was lodged in September 2016 at band C and expired in September 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Brook Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 37 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU3 1DS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 3 Brook Street is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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